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To: SeekAndFind

Astrology is not astronomy.


3 posted on 12/07/2011 1:40:11 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Holding our flawed politicians to higher standards than the enemyÂ’s politicians guarantees they win)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Actually, for most of history, astronomy and astrology were closely linked, uf not one and the same. Even Newton was informed about astrology. The seaparation of astronomy as “science” from astrology as “fortunetelling” really began in the Victorian era.


6 posted on 12/07/2011 4:35:39 PM PST by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

In Ancient times, they were analogous.


11 posted on 12/10/2011 6:28:50 PM PST by ZULU (Anybody but Romney or Huntsman)
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