Astronomika / マーニーリウス / Tetsufumi Takeshita

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Astronomy and Space Science kodansha Academic Library / This book is one of the oldest documents on astronomy and astrology written by the poet Markus マーニーリウス, who lived in the first century A.D., the time of imperial rule in ancient Rome. Nothing is known for sure about the author マーニーリウス except that he was the author of the 『 Astronomica 』. From the descriptions in this book, we can only guess that it was written in the era from the first Emperor Augustus to the second Emperor Tiberius. In ancient times, there was no distinction between astronomy and astrology. It is known from the Romans at the time of writing that Augustus himself made use of astronomy and astrology. It is not difficult to imagine that the art of knowing the future is particularly important for politicians. That is why マーニーリウス wrote in the Prelude to the first volume of this book, "It is gratifying to travel through the infinite expanse while living, and to know that the Lord of the Earth was born," and to know that the Lord of the Earth was born. But that is why it is not enough. It is even more gratifying to know the heart of the universe, to recognize the way in which it creates and controls living things through its constellations, and to tell it in poetry according to the rhythm of Apollo. "(113-19) That is why the poet declares that it is necessary to know not only about the distribution of constellations and the movement of celestial bodies, but also about how they interact with the earth. In other words, it is only with the knowledge of' astronomy' and the knowledge of' astrology' that we can learn about the universe in poetry according to the rhythm of Apollo." Therefore, this book contains all the knowledge about the ancient universe. It contains not only knowledge about the distribution of constellations and the movement of celestial bodies, but also about how they interact with the earth. In other words, it is only with the knowledge of' astronomy' and the knowledge of' astrology' that we can learn about the universe in poetry according to the rhythm of Apollo. of Apollo. "This book contains not only knowledge about the distribution of constellations and the movement of celestial bodies, but also about how they interact with the earth. In other words, it is only with the knowledge of' astronomy' and the knowledge of' astrology' that we can learn about the universe in poetry according to the rhythm of Apollo." This book contains not only knowledge about the distribution of constellations and the movement of celestial bodies, but also about how they interact with the earth. In other words, it is only with the knowledge of' astronomy' and the knowledge of' astrology' that we can learn about the universe in poetry. "Unfortunately, there was no translation of the original Latin text into Japanese in the form of verse, but it is an extremely