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Author Jeake, Samuel, 1652-1699.

Title An astrological diary of the seventeenth century : Samuel Jeake of Rye, 1652-1699 / edited with an introduction by Michael Hunter and Annabel Gregory
Published Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press, 1988
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical tables
Summary 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
Analysis Astrology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Jeake, Samuel, 1652-1699 -- Diaries.
Horoscopes -- History -- 17th century.
Astrology -- History -- 17th century.
Genre/Form Diaries.
History.
Autobiographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Hunter, Michael, 1949-
Gregory, Annabel.
ISBN 9780191759529 (electronic bk.)