Sophisticated geometry - the branch of mathematics
that deals with shapes - was being used at least 1,400 years earlier than
previously thought, a study suggests. Research shows that the Ancient
Babylonians were using geometrical calculations to track Jupiter across the
night sky. Previously, the origins of this technique had been traced to the
14th Century. The new study is published in Science. Its author, Prof Mathieu
Ossendrijver, from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, said: "I
wasn't expecting this. It is completely fundamental to physics, and all
branches of science use this method." The Ancient Babylonians once lived
in what is now Iraq and Syria. The civilisation emerged in about 1,800 BC. Clay
tablets engraved with their Cuneiform writing system have already shown these
people were advanced in astronomy. Jan. 29 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35431974
All planetary
stations are loaded with potential and power and Mercury station is no
exception. As Mercury begins to move forward after its station on Jan.25 it conjoins
Pluto and squares Uranus. A chart for the Mercury station at Berlin where the
author of the study is located is shown here. Notice that Mercury is part of a powerful
T-square on the angles. Interpretation for the T-square is as under:
Uncovering of unknown or
hidden (Pluto) radical ideas (Mercury-Uranus) from the past (Hades) that were
far ahead of their times (Uranus).
On the
descendant of the chart is the star kappa Eridanus [8ar]. Eridanus was an
ancient celestial river. As a symbol, a river relates to the creative power of
nature and time and everything transitory: the flux of the world and the
irreversible passage of time. Unlike
earthly rivers, Eridanus is depicted flowing upstream symbolizing a return to
the past.
Also on the
descendant are the stars Erakis, mu Cephei [10ar] in the King’s head and chi
Pegasi [11ar]. About this area, Diana Rosenberg [1] writes:
This is a place of fires! Fires of
illumination. Large tasks delight them; capable of bringing order and regulation
to previously chaotic areas of knowledge. With a potential for genius, wide
ranging minds and a breadth of talents, many become mathematicians,
astronomers, artists, engineers and inventors of great inspiration. Here
brilliant King Cepheus and high flying Pegasus inspire extraordinary
achievements that carry humankind into new knowledge and realizations.
[1] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.74-75)
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