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Article: Astronomy on the homestead? "Oh, heavens!".(Looking back)
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- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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Astronomy is probably a part of your routine already, if you plant root crops during the wane of the moon, or start using heat-protective ground coverings in the garden when you see the dog star on the horizon at dawn.
Astronomy, the science of studying the sun, moon, planets, stars, and meteoroids, is not to be confused with astrology. Astrology, one of the "pseudo-sciences," is the occult art of studying these celestial objects for the purpose of writing horoscopes. Astronomy and astrology are often confused, and some people avoid what is merely wholesome astronomy because they think it is connected with astrology or horoscopes. This confusion is probably due ...