1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910700791303321

Titolo

Climate change legislation [[electronic resource] ] : considerations for future jobs : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, November 10, 2009

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

S. hrg. ; ; 111-959

Soggetti

Clean energy industries - United States

Job creation - Environmental aspects - United States

Green movement - Economic aspects - United States

Climatic changes - Economic aspects - United States

Environmental policy - Economic aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 6, 2011).

Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996441539703316

Autore

Beck Roger <1937->

Titolo

A brief history of ancient astrology [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Beck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-281-31052-2

0-470-77377-4

9786611310523

0-470-77537-8

1-280-74329-8

9786610743292

1-4051-7162-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Brief histories of the ancient world

Disciplina

133.5093

Soggetti

Astrology - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-154) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : what was astrology in ancient Greece and Rome? -- Origins and types of astrology : the transfer of astrology from Babylon : the pseudo-history of astrology : "alien wisdom" -- The product : how to construct a simple horoscope, ancient style -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 1 : the aspects and the "places" -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 2 : the zodiac and its signs -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 3 : the planets -- Horoscopes and their interpretation -- A matter of life and death : "starters," "destroyers," and "length of life" : some sociopolitical implications of astrology -- Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century?

Sommario/riassunto

A Brief History of Ancient Astrology explores the theory and practice of astrology from Babylon to Ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural and political impact on ancient societies.Discusses the union between early astrology and astronomy, in contrast to the modern dichotomy between science and superstition.Explains the ancient understanding of the zodiac and its twelve signs, the seven planets, and the fixed circle



of 'places' against which the signs and planets revolve.Demonstrates how to construct and interpret a horoscope in the ancient manner, using original ancien