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A scheme of heaven : astrology and the birth of science / Alexander Boxer

This history examines astrology as an early system of algorithms and mathematical modelling. It traces the development of horoscopic methods from antiquity to the present, testing ancient data-analysis techniques against modern statistical science.
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