MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

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  • Mar 24, 2026
  • 00:03:54
Wie Horoskope die Wissenschaft voranbrachten

How Horoscopes Contributed to the Development of Science

Research Scholar Jeffrey Kotyk interviewed by Sven Kästner on tagesschau on the historical spread and cultural influence of zodiac signs across Asia.
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Resources
Find Jeffrey Kotyk's latest Research Reel on "Planets and the Weekdays in the Japanese Buddhist Imagination" Find Jeffrey Kotyk's recent Interview on WDR5 Quarks (Podcast) Find Jeffrey Kotyk's article in "Imagining the Heavens Across Eurasia from Antiquity to Early Modernity"