“the Egyptians were the first to discover the solar year, and to portion out its course into twelve parts both the space of time and the seasons which they delimit. It was observation of the course of the stars which led them to adopt this divisionIt is also the Egyptians who first bought into use the names of the twelve gods, which the Greeks adopted from them” YearsFirstsUseCoursesNamesStarsSpaceSeasonsObservationGreekPortionsTwelveAdopted Author:Herodotus
“A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.” ThinkingStarsExperimentsObservationThoughtfulRocketsExperimentation Author:Jose Bergamin
“Astrology ... makes vague predictions that can always be adapted after the fact to fit observations, as we'll see. Astrologers don't seek causes at all, for a good reason: There isn't any cause to astrology. If you look for some underlying reason, some connection between the stars and planets and our lives, you won't find any. For astrology to sell, buyers must not seek out the fundamental principles behind it, because if they do they'll see that there is none.” IfsLooksReasonFactsStarsCausesBehindsPrinciplesOur LivesPlanetsFitConnectionsFundamentalsSellsObservationVaguePredictionsAstrologyAdaptedBuyersFundamental PrinciplesStars And Planets Author:Phil Plait