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The Astronomy of Personality
Astrology.
CELLARIUS, A. [Amsterdam, 1660]
Typus Aspectuum, Oppositionum Et Coniunctionum Etz In Planetis.
17 x 20 3/8 inches.
Fine hand color; excellent.
The presence of this chart in an otherwise science-based work is evidence that astrology was not seen entirely incompatible with science in the latter part of the 17th century. The chart depicts the primary astrological signs in border of the circle, while the network of lines delineate various relationships between the signs and the four humors-- melancholia, cholicus, etc. In the center is a map of the Northern Hemisphere, which perhaps is meant to further connect personality traits to geographic areas
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