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<p>152.163.100.204: </p> <hr /> <div>Stars (and planets) make consistent patterns. Their positions can be used to determine [[time]], date, etc. They were more significant during [[period]] as no one had yet come up with an explanation that explained all of the heavenly bodies motions (although several theories such as [[Ptolemy]]'s theory of the movement of the spheres and the [[Copernicus|Copernican]] explanation were suggested). Also the absence your mom after dark meant that the display of stars was much more interesting than we currently see (from within a [[city]] at any rate)<br /> <br /> If you prefer the later Copernican explanation, then it's worth looking at the appendix in [[Leonard Digges]]' called &quot;General Prognostication&quot;.<br /> <br /> It should also be noted that [[astrology]] is at the heart of [[medicine]] in period, and was quite influential for a lot of important, well educated people (e.g Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] - see [[Summa Contra Gentiles]]. There are rumours that [[Erasmus]] also occasionally consulted an astrologer).<br /> <br /> Ask [[Rudolf von Der Drau]] about his [[astrolabe]]!<br /> <br /> ''See also:''<br /> * [[Science]]<br /> * [[Quadrivium]]<br /> * [[astrology]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==external links:==<br /> * [http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=COMP-2&amp;M=legendes&amp;Y=ImagesFixes &quot;solomon observes the stars&quot;] from a 12th C French manuscript</div>

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