By the middle of the eighteenth century, Newton’s version of the heliocentric theory had been universally accepted by all of those knowledgeable enough to express a considered opinion on the subject. However, some (most?) Jesuit astronomers continued to pay lip service to a variant of the Tychonic geo-heliocentric system, as their personal allegiance to the […]
The emergence of modern astronomy – a complex mosaic: Part XLIX — The Renaissance Mathematicus
The model of the solar system that Johannes Kepler presented in his mature work had dimension significantly larger than any of the other geocentric, heliocentric, or geo-heliocentric systems on offer in the early part of the seventeenth century. Although by 1630, Kepler’s heliocentric system with its elliptical orbits had become one of the two leading […]
The emergence of modern astronomy – a complex mosaic: Part XLVIII — The Renaissance Mathematicus
Unsettling presence
A baleful visage rising
Moon — why are you blue?
Copyright Francis Barker 2020
Today’s Moon: The Moon is in Aquarius. There is no void Moon period today. The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase. The First Quarter Moon occurred on the 25th, and the Full Moon will occur on September 2nd. Retrogrades: Mars is direct and in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mars will retrograde from September…
Astrology of Today – Sunday, August 30, 2020 — Astrology Cafe
Today’s Moon: The Moon is in Capricorn. There is no void Moon period today. The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter phase. The First Quarter Moon occurred on the 25th, and the Full Moon will occur on September 2nd. Retrogrades: Mars is direct and in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mars will retrograde from September…
Astrology of Today – Friday, August 28, 2020 — Astrology Cafe
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