3 months ago
In case you believe in astrology
There have been some silly arguments for astrology from readers of the Tumblr blogs Scipsy and CWL. They were similar to an argument that I heard recently at a dinner party*, so I thought I would add a couple of facts into the discussion, so astrologists can ignore them.
ON THE GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS OF THE PLANETS, FROM NASA’S WEBSITE:
Here is a table of tidal forces of the Sun, Moon, and Planets. With the Sun’s tidal force equal to 1.00, the following values are given in Thompson (1981):
Moon: 2.21
Sun: 1.00
Venus: 0.000113
Jupiter: 0.0000131
Mars: 0.0000023
Mercury: 0.0000007
Saturn: 0.0000005
Uranus: 0.000000001
Neptune: 0.000000002
Pluto: 0.0000000000001
ON THE MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF THE PLANETS, FROM WIKIPEDIA
Others have proposed conventional causal agents such as electro-magnetism within an intricate web of planetary fields and resonances in the solar system. Scientists dismiss magnetism as an implausible explanation, since the magnetic field of a large but distant planet such as Jupiter is far smaller than that produced by ordinary household appliances.
Maybe we should have horoscope signs based on the brands of microwave or toaster ovens in our homes.
*I had to leave the room before my head exploded.
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I always thought the stars and planets to be timekeepers, but not having an influence themselves. Differences in...
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