Planets in astrology

The constellation Capricornus appeals to me more then the other constellations as it is the depiction of the Capricorn birth sign, which is the sign I fall under. This constellation represents Oannes the sea-goat God of Wisdom in Assyro-Babylonian depictions. The Capricornus is located in the Southern Sky and its name translates to "the goat" in Latin. Delta Capricorni is the brightest star in this constellation and it is the second most faintest constellation in the sky making it very difficult…

astronomy to track time and cycles, for agricultural purposes, as well as adding astrology to their sophisticated purpose" ("Ancient Astronomy" par. 5). This did not infer that they stopped worshipping their gods and goddess, just that they focused some of their time on reasoning. " The Greeks kept the idea of Gods and omens, but began to theorize about the underlying structure of the universe, pondering why the Sun, planets, and stars moved" ("Ancient Astronomy" par. 6). They became to realize…

such as the passage of days and nights and the phases of the moon. From ancient times until the Renaissance, astronomy was orientated on the most accurate description of motions of celestial bodies observed with the naked eye: stars, and mainly planets including the Sun and the Moon. One aspect of the sky which does not appear to change is the pattern of the stars. The first nomads may have used the stars for directions findings in their travels (Robert E. Krebs, 2004). For others, they’re…

Aries: The Constellation and Zodiac Sign History/Astronomy: Aries (meaning “the ram” in Latin) is an ancient, mid-size constellation, actually ranked 39 out of the 88 constellations in terms of size (it takes up 441 square degrees). The constellation was catalogued by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, in the 2nd centery. It was recognized as a constellation in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union, and, in 1930 an astronomer named Eugene Delporte defined its boundaries. When attempting to find…

sciences. When I learned the planets in our solar system, I learned that there were nine planets. The new discovery is that Pluto is not a planet and that there are only eight planets in our solar system. This is a huge new idea in the field of astronomy, there was this new knowledge that had been discovered through a redefinition of the word planet by the International Astronomical Union. This new knowledge seemed to be used to improve our current knowledge on planets in our solar system. We…

There are quite a lot of similarities and differences in many stories. Earlier this week, we read two legends that I think are alike in various ways. These stories are “Cat and Rat” and “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies.” The short story “Cat and Rat” explains why the Chinese Zodiacs are in their order while also mentioning why cats despise rats. This is because Rat sabotaged Cat’s chance having a Chinese Zodiac named after her. The other legend, “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies”, it doesn’t…

to marry him, Waverly refused to be moved. After many arguments about Rich, Waverly’s mom changed her mind. She finally gave Waverly her blessings and allows Waverly to marry Rich. With her mother’s approval Waverly became the happiest woman on the planet and she starts preparing for the wedding ceremonies. Through Waverly’s point of view regarding the love life, we can see how she truly regards her mother. She always believed that her mother was trying to poison her with negative information…

scientific revolution taking place around him during Renaissance-era Europe. At that time, scientists and astronomers like Kepler, Copernicus and Galileo had made astounding discoveries regarding the position and movement of celestial bodies such as planets and stars. Prior to this time, the Catholic Church held a large sway over the science of the time, and served as a “committee” that would decide what scientific theories would be published and what theories would be declared a heretic, or…

in the creation of millions of cosmic entities such as stars and galaxies. As incredible as the creation of these celestial beings are, there is something more exciting that it created; us. Along with these collections of stars and dust, comes the planet Earth and its ability to create and foster life. In the book Journey of the Universe, the authors, Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Eveln Tucker, tell the story of the universe 's creation of life and its struggle to maintain perfect equilibrium…

named for the father of the Greek and Roman gods. Jupiter is very bright, wonder more quickly than Saturn but still not rapidly, name of the king of the gods. Mars wanders rapidly and erratically, (god of war) bright vary wildly, reddish hue, other planets are yellow and white. Venus wander but stays close to the sun, seen in the morning & evening sky, name of Greek and roman goddess of love and beauty. Mercury hangs over closing to the sun than Venus, bears the name of the swift messenger of…