The Planets Is Astrological Rather Than Astrology While Holidaying In Spain

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun, it is the most dense out of the giant planets of our solar

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German astronomer who believed in the heliocentric theory. Kepler is a clear example of the narrow line that separated science and religion. Nonetheless, his ideas would show that things could be solved through reason alone. He believed that the harmony of the human soul could be found through numerical relationships that existed between planets. He found that the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn all revolved at different times. For example, the earth revolved around the sun in a year while Saturn revolved around the sun in fifty years. From this, Kepler found a mathematical ratio, nine to the two-thirds power, to explain this phenomenon. This was revolutionary to humanity’s place in the universe. People were shocked that the universe could be explained by math alone rather than religion. This went strongly

Pluto, a dwarf planet, and Uranus, a planet, take turns being the most distant of the major bodies of our solar system in reference to the Sun For years, scientists were under the mistaken hypothesis that Pluto was the most distant. Scientists, in an attempt to study astronomical data, learned their hypothesis was inaccurate. Fortunately, it is of the scientists nature to investigate all data. On the basis of the data, the astronomers learned of the fact Uranus and Pluto have intersecting orbits. In addition, during the course of their investigation, they learned much of the nature of Uranus and Pluto.

Holst's most famous work, The Planets, is a seven-movement orchestral suite. Each movement represents a different planet in our solar system. Since The Planets is a work based on astrology, the Earth is ignored in the movements. It should also be noted that this piece was also written before Pluto was discovered, thus it only contains seven movements.

Astronomy and astrology are very similar, yet different. Astronomy is the study of the universe and what's inside of it, as well as other universes. Astrology is the study of how the actions and movements of things in our universe affect what happens on earth, and people. Although they both deal with the universe and one was founded by the other, they also have many things that set them apart from one another. This essay will talk about the differences and similarities of astronomy and astrology and how each is used.

In the outer limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other, Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer, Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now, there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto, Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability to send spacecraft such distances has never been achieved. Through the wonders of science and astronomy, there are many things that can be determined, concluded, and hypothesized about this obscure planet.

Mesmer suggests that “The dominant role of the planets was revealed in agriculture, navigation, and medicine more so than in other disciplines.. This prevailed up to the time when astrologers appeared who began to corrupt and deform this truth in a very unbecoming manner by their arrogant and innumerable lies” (5). He thinks that when the planets are aligned, they can help people for some helpful things like “navigation” and “medicine.” However, “astrologers” are destroying this concept, but “Newton arose. He searched the true laws of nature with the aid of geometry, forced to out consciousness the structure of the world itself, and established the laws of attraction, but which the machinery of the universe is governed” (5).

The Planets was composed from 1914-1916. It was the time of the World War I. Adrian Boult did not conduct it until 1918 in a private concert for Henry Balfour Gardiner, who helped Holst earlier on with his composing career. It was not until 1920 that Albert Coates performed it in its entirety to Queen’s Hall. It is an orchestral piece arranged into seven movements. Each movement dedicates itself to the planets known at the time besides Earth. “Holst considered each movement a progression of life.” (Taylor)

Because Holst was about to leave the country on a trip, this performance was hastily put together; the orchestra received the music two hours before the concert (DCI). Two years later, the work was performed for the public. Audiences were drawn to how The Planets characterized astrology. For instance, “Mars” uses ominous repetition to evoke feelings of battle, while the thinned instrumentation of “Venus” contributes to a serene, beautiful mood (DCI). Additionally, the orchestration of the music was unlike anything the public had really seen before (video).

Regardless, it has gone on to become one of the most influential pieces of orchestral music ever written, having been borrowed (and even parodied) countless times in film scores, and remains a popular staple of the symphonic repertoire. “The Planets” is scored for four flutes, three oboes, cor anglais, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contra bassoon, six horns, four trumpets, two tenor trombones, bass trombone, tenor tuba, bass tuba, six timpani, triangle, side drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, gong, bells, glockenspiel, celesta, xylophone, two harps, organ, strings and female choir (appearing solely in “Neptune, The Mystic”, the final movement of the

The Planets, Op. 32 is a large orchestral suite composed in early 1900's by Gustav Holts. The suite was designed to be representative of earth's neighbors within the solar system. The order of the planets representative pieces was likely decided based on the centerpiece of the suite: Jupiter. The other pieces on either side of Jupiter are meant to contrast each other with the opposing end of the suite being each relative inversions of the other while being in the same unconventional meter. Each opposing piece possesses a unique sound that both suits the represented planet's appearance, and contrasts the counterpart with regards to order.

Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician who lived between 1671-1630. Kepler was a Copernican and initially believed that planets should follow perfectly circular orbits (“Johan Kepler” 1). During this time period, Ptolemy’s geocentric theory of the solar system was accepted. Ptolemy’s theory stated that Earth is at the center of the universe and stationary; closest to Earth is the Moon, and beyond it, expanding towards the outside, are Mercury, Venus, and the Sun in a straight line, followed by Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the “fixed stars”. The Ptolemaic system explained the numerous observed motions of the planets as having small spherical orbits called epicycles (“Astronomy” 2). Kepler is best known for introducing three

With The Planets, Op. 32, composed 1914-1916, Gustav Holst incorporates a wide array of cultural and scientific references to create musical characters for each of the planets in our solar system. The scientific connection is immediately clear simply by looking at how Holst chose to order the movements. While he does not specifically place the planets in order of distance from the sun, they still follow a pattern that clearly references their positions in space. Mars, Venus, and Mercury open the suite, being numbers 3, 2, and 1 from the sun (neglecting to count Earth, which does not appear). Following this are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, being numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 in order. While an awareness of their scientific positions is

our solar system, but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. In this paper I will discuss the planets and how they are each unique.

Ancient astronomers were able to differentiate between stars and planets, as stars remain relatively fixed over the centuries while planets will move an appreciable amount during a comparatively short time.