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Facts & origins
Where the zodiac came from, and what changed on the way here.
5 of 5 available
- Before GreeceThe Babylonian star lists the twelve signs actually come from, sign by sign.
- The outer planetsUranus 1781, Neptune 1846, Pluto 1930 — the one part of astrology that dates itself.
- Lucky numbers and stonesMeasured against the sources: how much they agree, and how far back they go.
- What was thrown awayPhysiognomy, the fate predictions, and the trades that survived when the rest did not.
- Where sources disagreeEvery recorded disagreement, kept rather than resolved.
The whole argument, in five numbers
Each is computed from the corpus at build time. If the data changes, these change with it.
- 83sourced origin notesThe twelve signs are Babylonian, and several changed identity on the way here.
- 0outer-planet claims older than 1929Out of 21. Uranus 1781, Neptune 1846, Pluto 1930.
- 64distinct lucky numbers across 68 attestationsElement and modality manage twelve values each. This is disagreement, measured.
- 296claims modern astrology dropped entirelyPhysiognomy and the classical fate predictions. Not one repeated by a modern source.
- 51recorded disagreements between sourcesKept rather than resolved. Showing one answer where the sources gave four is a hidden choice.
153 consensus claims · 51 attributed to a named classical writer · 448 correspondence values