Astrology beyond Europe: print, almanacs and audiences
Distinguish calendar information, popular predictions and technical horoscopes in printed publications.
An almanac combines different kinds of information
Printed almanacs offer a starting point for the history of popular sky culture. Calendars, astronomical information, advice and predictions can appear close together. Sharing a page does not make them the same kind of knowledge.
Read the edition itself
The Library of Congress digitisation of Poor Richard improved makes a primary source available for inspection. In your own notes, record the year, page and type of text. Do not call every table of lunar phases a horoscope.
A changing audience
The history of circulation involves publishers, readers and access to print, as well as famous astrologers. Claims about a particular newspaper or first column should be checked against its archive; a frequently repeated date is not enough.
Sources and further reading
These references support historical context. The hero image is an illustration, not a photograph of an identified historical object.