the majority of astrologers of the premodern world knew about precession and wrote about it extensively.
Al Biruni would advise you to pick up a book before you tweet 😉
Al Biruni would advise you to pick up a book before you tweet 😉
https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1373247247601840138
like believe whatever you want but let’s not pretend scientific inquiry popped up out of no where a century ago
Ptolemy was writing about precession in second century CE and Al Biruni was writing about it in the 11th century
Ptolemy was writing about precession in second century CE and Al Biruni was writing about it in the 11th century
he doesn't even have to go too far back in the history of science to see the relationship between astrology and astronomy.
The famous 17th century astronomer, Johannes Kepler, also cast horoscopes.
Here's his horoscope for an Austrian nobleman
The famous 17th century astronomer, Johannes Kepler, also cast horoscopes.
Here's his horoscope for an Austrian nobleman
Yup, Johannes Kepler, one of the pioneers of modern astronomy, was also an astrologer 🙂
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