Dante, astrology and astronomy
History and Philosophy of Physics
2008-08-27 v1 Astrophysics
Abstract
Some verses of Dante Alighieri suggest his astrological sign and his probable date of birth. This leads us to reflect on the different methods, increasingly divergent, with which sciences as opposed to beliefs approach reality.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0808.3541,
title = {Dante, astrology and astronomy},
author = {Alejandro Gangui},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.3541},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Article in Spanish, PDF document; Published version available at http://cms.iafe.uba.ar/gangui/difusion/ch/