Re: VMs: Re: Re: Re: New stars and what could or could not be in the VMs

["Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Barbara,

> BTW: Someone (I can not find the post) 

It was me :-)

> said that circular astrological
> charts were unknown in medieval times and were a recent invention; so what
> are the circular astrological charts (planet, moon, zodiac, and star rotae)
> in Bishop Isodore's "de natura rerum" and "etymologies" (6th Century AD) or
> even the Dendera Zodiac (Circa 1st C AD) then; Irish mist?
> 
> Although to be fair perhaps we were each using the word "chart" to mean
> different things; to me a "chart" is a generic term for any informative
> illustration that's diagrammatic or schematic as opposed to representational
> in nature. However I understand some astrologers only use the word "chart"
> to refer exclusively to the plotted horoscope itself. In which case we're
> both correct in our statements.

Indeed, we are! Yes, I meant actual horoscopes rather than
astronomical diagrams. The latter obviously were represented
in circular form - as you said.

Best regards,

Rafal
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