第
章
“beyond
marking
the
seasons,
the
chief
interests
that
actuated
the
babylonian
astronomer
in
his
observations
were
astrological。
after
quoting
diodorus
to
the
effect
that
the
babylonian
priests
observed
the
position
of
certain
stars
in
order
to
cast
horoscopes,
thompson
tells
us
that
from
very
early
day
the
very
name
chaldean
became
synonymous
with
magician。
he
adds
that
\”from
mesopotamia,
by
way
of
greece
and
rome,
certain
amount
of
babylonian
astrology
made
its
way
among
the
nations
of
the
west,
and
it
is
quite
probable
that
many
superstitions
which
wemonly
record
as
the
peculiar
product
of
western
civilization
took
their
origin
from
those
of
the