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The zodiac is widely known as a band of twelve celestial constellations. It also contains a mathematical model for cosmographic depiction, based on observations of the sun, moon, and visible planets as they traverse the celestial ecliptic. Here wee consider the zodiac as a timepiece or calendar; how this system of planets and constellations emerges from elementary geometric patterns; and how these patterns inform the symbols of the zodiac and frame our world view.
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Fletcher, R. The Geometry of the Zodiac. Nexus Netw J 11, 105–128 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-008-0106-x
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