The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "e;predictive art"e; of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis.
| ISBN: | 9780674067912 |
| Publication date: | 11th February 2013 |
| Author: | Azzolini, Monica |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Ebook |