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An astrological diary of the seventeenth century : Samuel Jeake of Rye, 1652-1699

Jeake, Samuel, 1652-16991988
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Samuel Jeake (1652-1699) was a merchant and nonconformist of Rye in Sussex with an interest in astrology. This work includes the events of his life in detail but subjected them to astrological scrutiny, along with horoscopes. It throws light on the history both of astrology and on the topics: commercial, medical, religious, and intellectual.
Main title:
An astrological diary of the seventeenth century : Samuel Jeake of Rye, 1652-1699 / edited with an introduction by Michael Hunter and Annabel Gregory.
Imprint:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1988.
Collation:
xiii,297p. : ill., facsims,geneal.tables,1map ; 23cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780198229629
Dewey class:
133.50924920JEA133.5092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
174101
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