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The nativity of Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France. Calculated according to the genuine rules and precepts of the learned Claudius Ptolemy ... To which is added, an examination of a treatise published [by Thomas Orger] on this geniture. Exhibiting the cause of error in the radix, etc / By John Worsdale.

Worsdale, John, Orger, Thomas. · 1805 · Stockport : Northall & Dawson, [1805] · 1 picture

A 1805 astrological pamphlet by John Worsdale, printed in Stockport, that calculates a birth chart for Napoleon Bonaparte and rebuts a rival treatise by Thomas Orger, aimed at astrology readers. The single picture is an engraved oval bust portrait of Napoleon in profile, ringed by a sunburst border and small zodiac signs and planetary symbols in roundels, a compact design source for radiating frames and celestial emblems.

Astrology · Napoleon · Ptolemy

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