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- From: bruce@spss.com (Bruce Stephenson)
- Subject: Re: Kepler's Mom Not Burned...
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- References: <stone.721334960@cwis> <1992Nov16.180901.18089@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:11:57 GMT
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- ghasting@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (George Hastings) writes:
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- > [Kepler's] beliefs on astrology, numerology, and the music of the
- >spheres were enough to get him burned at the stake by today's
- >scientific community standards, but then again, he had this
- >really SLICK IDEA ABOUT ORBITS! 8-)
-
- Actually, Kepler had no beliefs I can think of to which the word
- "numerology" might apply. His beliefs on astrology were pretty
- reasonable for the time; after all, the overwhelming weight of credible
- opinion _THEN_ was that astrological influence was a confirmed fact.
- As far as the music of the spheres goes, well that was another
- matter.... ;^).
- And he did have several slick ideas about orbits.
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