In the latest installment of the bestselling Element Encyclopedia series, author Sarah Christensen Fu examines the long history of astrology throughout history and across the globe. From the Babylonians to ancient Chinese and Egyptian civilizations, history has a time-honored tradition of finding meaning in the stars for all walks of human and otherworldly life-right up to the current practices of financial astrology and daily online horoscopes. So, whether you're a historian, mathematician, artist, or astrologer, the story of astrology can offer guidance, beautiful fictions, and fascinating facts. Loaded with hundreds upon hundreds of fascinating entries, this is the most comprehensive and definitive book on astrology available today, in a beautiful and handy format!