Polich-PageThe Polich-Page house system (also 'topocentric house system') is mathematically defined as follows: The tangent of the polar elevations of the intermediate houses corresponds to one or two thirds respectively of the tangent of the polar elevation of the Ascendant, i.e. the geographic latitude of the birth place. The individual house cusps are placed on the great circles which intersect the celestial equator at intervals of 30° respectively. In low and middle latitudes, topocentric house cusps tend to differ from Placidus house cusps by less than one degree. Only closer to and beyond the polar circles, the differences become more pronounced. Beyond the polar circles, the Polich-Page house system sometimes generates absurd and impractical house positions. The house system was invented by the Hungarian-Argentinian astrologer Wendel Polich (1892-1979) and the English-Argentinian astrologer Anthony Nelson Page (1919-1970) erfunden. More information in the Astro Wiki |