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March 27, 2017 | Astronomy

By Leonardo Magini

This booklet bargains a close and engaging photograph of the dazzling astronomical wisdom on which the Roman calendar, regularly attributed to the king Numa Pompilius (reign 715-673 B.C.), was once established. this information, of Mesopotamian origins, similar often to the planetary events and to the incidence of eclipses within the sunlight process. the writer explains the Numan yr and cycle and illustrates essentially how astronomical phenomena exerted a strong impression over either private and non-private lifestyles. a chain of concise chapters study the dates of the Roman gala's, describe the comparable rites and myths and position the fairs with regards to the planetary hobbies and astronomical occasions. particular reference is made to the hobbies of the moon and Venus, their relation to the language of delusion, and the actual value that Venus used to be thought of to have for girl fertility. The booklet basically demonstrates the intensity of astronomical wisdom mirrored within the Roman non secular calendar and the targeted festive days. it is going to allure either to discovered connoisseurs and to amateurs with a selected curiosity within the subject.

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