By Mr. Astrology Claudius Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who practiced in Alexandria during the 2nd century. In many fields of learning his ideas represent the pinnacle of classical science. In his first major work, the Almagest, (meaning “the greatest”) Ptolemy details the geocentric theory of the movements ofRead More →
By Mr. Astrology Three to four times a year the planet Mercury gives the impression of traveling in reverse in the sky for a period of about three weeks. This phenomenon is known as Mercury retrograde. Retrograde cycles are illusions that are caused by our perspective from earth, because theRead More →
By Mr. Astrology On Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 7:58 AM PST, the Winter Solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere. During the Winter Solstice, the North Pole is at its furthest distance from the sun, and the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. It is both theRead More →
By Mr. Astrology On December 27, 1571, one of the greatest historical astronomers, Johannes Kepler, was born in Weil der Stadt in the Holy Roman Empire, now a part of Germany. Guests at the inn of his grandfather would give him mathematical problems to solve, and were amazedRead More →
