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Before epidemiologists began modelling disease, it was the job of astrologers

  • Written by Michelle Pfeffer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History, The University of Queensland
Before epidemiologists began modelling disease, it was the job of astrologersWomen, representing nature, argue the influence of the zodiac with scholars in this undated 17th century engraving. Wellcome Collection, CC BY

The internet is awash with comparisons between life during COVID-19 and life during the Bubonic plague. The two have many similarities, from the spread of misinformation and the tracking of mortality...

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