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From: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: Astronomical software
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:18:01 EDT
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> I'm also in favor of astrological software appearing in net.astro.software,
> being a superset of that required for astronomy, and in days of old, the
> two sciences being indistinguishable.
> 
> 				Sunny
> {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny (Ms. Sunny Kirsten)

I have to go along with objections to this. Although it is true that
astronomy's roots are religous in nature, the concept should remain
historical, and the distinction clear.

net.astrologic.software would be a different matter.

(Admittedly, this also stems from a bias against astrology, and
 from conversations like this:
          a person: "...in grad school, eh? What are you studying?"
          me :      "astronomy"
          a person: "...oh, you mean like you can tell me my future?"



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