VMs: Re: Astronomical positions from f67r1

["Robert Teague" <rteague@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From the folio 67r1, the first astronomical folio, we can obtain 6
> astronomical positions (Moon + 5 planets: from Mercury to Saturn)
> projected in the Zodiac (the 12 circular rays with labels); from the
> f67r2 (maybe a draw of planet Venus) we can obtain the orbital resonance
> of the pair 'Venus-Earth' counting the number of "rays" in Venus (8): 13
> years of Venus (2922 days) equal to 8 earthly years (2921 days).

I have to admit-- that's not an interpretation I would ever have
thought of.

On f67r1, what objects are you interpreting as being planets?

Since the VMs probably dates from before the invention of the
telescope, how could the moon-like objects on f67r2 be Venus?

Robert

"Drop the hot sauce, and step away from the nose!"  --Shego

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