The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-03

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In your las. isssie W. notice that An in
terviewer Of the Minneapolis Tribune has
been questioning three eminent Scientists
Of Washington. and makes Prof. Eastman
say:
There is an apparently well authen-
ticated tradition that Tych0 Brahc, an
early astronomer, predicted that this year
would be one of great sickness, and sew
cral other terrible things, because four
planets-Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Nep-
tune-w0uld be in conjunction. The fact
is that these planets do not come in con-
junction this year at al.
We are decidedly of the opinion that
the foregoing statement is bad for either
Prof. Eastman or the Tribune reporter.
II the Professor means that those four
planets will not come in conjunction oil
at the same time he would be correct. but
in this case it would display an unpar-
donable degree Of ignorance of the astro'
logical basis Of such predictions.
The astrological basis Of all predictions
for this year are founded On the following
facts:
I. Saturn will be in conjunction with
Jupiter on the 22d Of April. 1t takes
place in Taurus, which 10 said to be q
beastly and unhealthy sign. Jupiter and
Saturn will not be in conjunction again
for twenty years. 1t will be followed by
the conjunction of Neptune and Venus
on May %. conjunction of Mercury and
Saturn May 6. conjunction Of Mercury
and Jupiter May 7, conjunction of Mer'
curry and Venus May 8. conjunction OF
Jupiter and Venus May 10. conjunction
of Neptune and Mercury May II. con-
junction of Saturn and Venus May Is,
and conjunction of Neptune with Saturn
June 18-but the latter has been denied
by the Professor, rs reported. These
minor conjunctions throughout the sum
mcr are too numerous to mention.
II. 1t is fact that the perihelion Of
! the four leading planets Of our solar sys
tenn will happen this year as follows
Saturn will be in conjunction with the sun
on April 81, Jupiter on April %, Neptune
ON May 4. and Uranus on September 6
/. Then again Venus will be in conjunction
with the sun on May 4, and Mars on Sep
tember 81. The conjunction of the foul
leading planets Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
and Neptune has not occurred in thu
same year for nearly two thousand years
and it will not occur again for like
length of time. Every almanac for 1881
that we have been able to find has astro
| nomical calculations which set forth tn,
actual occurrence of the conjunctions a.
we have in this article Will Professor
Eastman and the Minneapolis Tribune
please explain themselves again
If the moon has such powerful infiu
ence on the ebb and flow of the tide it j!
reasonable to infer that such extraordi
nary planetary conjunctions as now ap
proach so nearly. will be followed by ;
like disturbance in the elements of th'
physical. social. mental and spiritua
worlds.
We suggest that our scientists embrace
this perehelia of the leading planets as Al
opportune time to give us a new scientific
chronological cycle for universal use II
the world. We have a scientific decima
and the metric systems. but let us hav'
the new Anno Conjuactis 1. in place o
the numerous old unscientitic chronolog
| ical cycles now in use in different part
of the world. ,~s-.z-, INQUIRER.