Abu Ma’shar (c.787-886C.E.)
- Professional, and court astrologer who wrote over fifty books on astrology.
- Initially he was against astrology until it was explained to him in detail by Al-Kindi.
- Also pioneered the field of aries ingresses and solar returns.
- His most characteristic doctrine was the observation of conjunctions as turning points in history, specifically the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
- He devised a whole scheme of history based off of this doctrine, which was copied, and imitated in later centuries by many other astrologers.
List of works by Abu Ma'shar
- Albumasar de magnis coniunctionibus ac eorum profectionibus octo continens tractatus, magistri Iohannis Angeli viri peritissimi diligenti correctione; Erhardique Ratdolt viri solertis eximia industria et mira imprimendi arte, qua nuper Venetiis, nunc Auguste Vindelicorum excellit nominatissimus pridie kal. Aprilis, 1489.
- Albumasaris de revolutionibus nativitatum edidit D. Pingree, Lipsiae 1698.
- Burnett, K. Yamamoto K. Yano M., The Abbreviation of the Introduction to Astrology, together with medieval latin translation of Adelard of BathLeiden, New York, Köln 1994.
- Burnett, K. Yamamoto K. Abû Ma'shar on Political Astrology: the Book of Religion and Dynasties (On Great Conjunctions). Vol. I: The Arabic Original: Abû Ma'shar Kitâb al-Milal wa-d-dwal (The Book of Religion and Dynasties). Vol. II: The Latin translation: Albumasar, De magnis coniunctionibus, Leiden, Boston, Köln 1999.
- Ex libris mysteriorum Apomasaris (CCAG V/1, pp. 142ss.; XI/1, pp. 168ss.; CCAG XII, pp. 96ss.).
- Flores astrologie, impressum Venetiis per Jo. Baptistam Sessa, 1515.
- Introductorium in astronomiam Albumasaris abalachi octo continens libros partiales, Venetiis, mandato et expensis Melchionis Sessa, 1506.
- Lemay, R. J. Liber Introductorii maioris ad scientiam judiciorum astrorum, Napoli 1995.
- Liber in quo est Introductorius maior ad scienciam iudiciorum astrorum, Paris.
