Explain two differences between astronomy and astrology. Discuss why astrology cannot be considered to be a science.

our ancestors watched the Sun and the stars, and from their movements predicted the changes in season and the timing of floods. They could also relate the ocean tides to the Moon's apparent changes of shape. There were planets too in the sky. Only five of them could be seen-Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. If the Sun'could

bring summer and winter, and the Moon move the oceans, why would the planets not have power over earthly affairs? Out of this wrong, but natural conviction grew astrology. The idea started developing that a person's future was determined by which constellations the planets were in at the moment of his or her birth. The motion of the planets was believed to determine the fates of kings, dynasties and empires. Astrologers studied the motion of planets accurately. Thus, astrology grew into a strange combination of observations and mathematics, with illogical thinking. Nevertheless, with time, astrologers came to be patronized by the State. This led to an increase in the influence of 'astrology, which continues to this day all over the world. But a precise cause and effect relationship between the movements of planets and human beings has never been scientifically established. In fact a critical analysis of astrological beliefs would show you that they re totally unscientific; they can be disproved in the light of the day to day events.