About the author
Joseph Dalton is credited as the author of The Spherical Basis of Astrology: Being a Comprehensive Table of Houses, a technical astrological reference reissued by Literary Licensing as a facsimile of the original 1893 edition. The book sets out a table of houses, the astrological system for dividing the sky into twelve sectors used to interpret the position of planets at the moment of a birth chart. As a nineteenth-century technical manual rather than a general-interest book, it is aimed at astrologers and researchers interested in historical methods of chart calculation that predate modern software, rather than at newcomers to the subject. Little beyond the book itself is known about Dalton from the catalogue record. The reprint preserves the original text without modern commentary, so readers come to it as a primary historical source in the history of astrological technique rather than as a contemporary introduction to the practice.
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“Dalton’s work is an indispensable resource for those seeking the precise mechanics behind celestial influences, yet it demands a strong grasp of spherical trigonometry. It is not suitable for casual readers or those seeking…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Spherical Basis of Astrology: Being a Comprehensive Table of Houses
“Dalton provides a meticulous exploration of the geometric principles behind astrological charts, making it an invaluable resource for technical precision. However, readers seeking intuitive, psychological, or mythological…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Spherical Basis Of Astrology: Being A Comprehensive Table Of Houses
