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Source: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Sci/sci.skeptic/2007−05/msg00034.html
Klaudio Zic
Published conclusively 2006 August 24
ABSTRACT
What is the zodiac and how is it defined? Upon finding the definition
of the zodiac inadequate, we conducted a research resulting with
several publications as presented on http://www.lulu.com/astrology
1. INTRODUCTION
2. INCENTIVE
The IAU standards set a new definition of the zodiac, as they don't
comply with the general presumptions about the zodiacal belt. The IAU
constellation borders are not at all compatible with whatever
astrological simplification of the solar system. We have found the
IAU borders very apt in comparing our results with those of the
3. APPROACH
The zodiac started crystallizing from our daily practice with several
astronomical programs. While the aforementioned HORIZONS integrator
served as main reference, we have made large use of Dance of the
Planets, Skyglobe, and Skychart programs. Our offline integrator was
Solex by Aldo Vitagliano.
4. RESULTS
5. DISCUSSION