posted April 07, 2010 07:51 AM         

The information isn't always extremely accurate.. and my own example is a little iffy.. But I'll go with the most generally accepted -inventors-

The Bicycle

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According to the research of his relative James Johnston in the 1890s, Macmillan was the first to invent the pedal-driven bicycle [1][2][3]. Johnston, a corn trader and tricyclist, had the firm aim, in his own words "to prove that to my native country of Dumfries belongs the honour of being the birthplace of the invention of the bicycle" [4].

Macmillan allegedly completed construction of a pedal driven bicycle of wood in 1839 that included iron-rimmed wooden wheels, a steerable wheel in the front and a larger wheel in the rear which was connected to pedals via connecting rods.

A Glasgow newspaper reported in 1842 an accident in which an anonymous "gentleman from Dumfries-shire... bestride a velocipede... of ingenious design" knocked over a pedestrian in the Gorbals and was fined five British shillings. Johnston identified Macmillan as that gentleman.

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Kirkpatrick Macmillan (* 2 September 1812 in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway; † 26 January 1878 in Keir) was a Scottish blacksmith. During much of the 20th century, historians generally credited him with inventing the rear-wheel driven bicycle.

posted April 07, 2010 08:23 AM         

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Kirkpatrick Macmillan was born in 1812 in Dumfriesshire, the son of a blacksmith. He did a variety of jobs as a young man, before settling into working with his father in 1824. At around that time he saw a hobbyhorse being ridden along a nearby road, and decided to make one for himself. Upon completion, he realised what a radical improvement it would be if he could propel it without putting his feet on the ground. Working at his smithy, he completed his new machine in around 1839.

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posted April 07, 2010 08:34 AM         

But Mercury is also dignified in Virgo which is a positive!

posted April 07, 2010 10:59 AM         

The square to Saturn can indicate that the mind can be disciplined,structured,logical,and linear in processing.

His Mercury sextiles Jupiter which is an expansive mind,and it can be good for optimistic thinking.

Also his Mercury square Makemake in 1'22 Capricorn (exact conjunction to Saturn) can be creative due to being fertile in ideas. With Makemake being a transneptunian dwarf planet, it can be a metaphysically oriented,nonconformist type of thinker. I have Mercury square Makemake too. Thomas Edison had Mercury conjunct Makemake.

Something told me to checked to see if his Mercury is involved in a quintile,biquintile aspect to an outerplanet. Quintile,biquintile are 5th harmonic aspects associated with creativity.

His Mercury quintile Neptune with 15 minutes of arc, and that indicates that thought processes and imagination are in creative connection. That aspect alone can be highly creative, especially with an orb that close.

His Mercury septile Uranus with 25 minutes of arc. Septile (51 degrees,25 minutes). According to Robert Hand, Septile is has a mystical type of influence. I am not sure if it's because it corresponds with 7 in Numerology. He thinks that it has a Uranus-Neptune like influence. Mercury septile Uranus can be a mystical,innovative mind. I use 1 degree as a maximum orb.

His Mercury is conjunct his Geocentric South Mercury Node in 29'08 Virgo with 13 minutes of arc, and so his Mercury is in what is called Maximum Effectiveness. It's a strong Mercury influence. I use no more than 2 degree orb for planetary nodes. Within 1 degree, it's a strong theme.

His Mercury is square his Geocentric South Jupiter Node in 27'55 Sagittarius. His thought processes are connected to collective Jupiter energy. It adds to the theme of his Mercury sextile Jupiter. The expansive mind . Good for optimistic thinking. That is so important for believing in what is possible and not giving up because of failure.

I also looked at direct midpoints within 1'30 orb - conjunction,opposition

Mars is conjunct Mercury/Jupiter midpoint with 1'25 orb, and that can indicate a motivated,enthusiastic,passionate,expansive mind.

He has Pluto conjunct Sun/Mercury midpoint with 51 minutes of arc. It's 9 minutes from the maximum orb that I use for midpoint pictures involving dwarf planets. It can indicate an intense,penetrating,metaphysically oriented,nonconformity connected to the integration of the ego and mind.

I also checked Right Ascension direct midpoints within 1'30 orb.

Right Ascension is Equatorial Longitude. It's the coordinate that is preferred by Astronomers to locate objects.

Mars conjuncts following midpoints
Mercury/Venus with 13 minutes of arc
Mercury/Jupiter with 51 minutes of arc

This can indicate a motivated,passionate,aesthetic,expansive type of thinker

In Right Ascension, he has Mercury quintile Neptune with 2 minutes of arc. that's 13 minutes of arc closer than his Mercury quintile Neptune in ecliptic longitude chart. The Right Ascension aspect is stronger.

I didn't look at aspects to Moon,Mercury,Midheaven,and Ascendant because of unknown birthtime

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Raymond

Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted April 07, 2010 04:56 PM         

I don't usually look at MakeMake, but how cool that Thomas Edison had this aspect also. And it's interesting that MakeMake is exactly conjunct Saturn.

I'm curious - Do you usually use minor aspects like the quintile? If so, which minor aspects do you think are most potent?

posted April 07, 2010 10:43 PM         

Scorpio - Pluto - 8th.. survival.. food..

posted April 07, 2010 11:24 PM         

You're very welcome.

"I don't usually look at MakeMake, but how cool that Thomas Edison had this aspect also. And it's interesting that MakeMake is exactly conjunct Saturn."

I don't blame you. Makemake wasn't discovered until 2005. 21st Century object,and so 21st Century Astrology.
Yep..I thought that it was cool that Thomas Edison had Mercury conjunct Makemake which indicate his being fertile in ideas. Thomas Edison was thought to be ADHD and Dyslexic, and the mainstream school didn't do a thing for him. His mother homeschooled him. I have Mercury square Makemake too.

Astrologers in the 10th Planet group believe that Makemake has to do with genius too.
Makemake's North Node is in Gemini which suggest that Makemake might have something to do with thinking,communications. Its Perihelion is in Aries,and so it suggests that Makemake might have to do with being a pioneer,competition.

In Rapanui culture, there is a competition in regards to carry an egg without breaking it. It's a Birdman competition. It was connected to Makemake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nQPLO6eAAg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJL-O6WiLQ&feature=related

Transiting Makemake was actually in an applying conjunction to my Ascendant within 1 degree when I first started believing in Astrology around the end of June 1998 at the age of almost 27. It was conjuncting my Ascendant as I started delving into Astrology.

"I'm curious - Do you usually use minor aspects like the quintile? If so, which minor aspects do you think are most potent?"

Yeah...because quintile and biquintile are 5th harmonic aspects that are associated with creativity. Albert Einstein was prominent in them. Adolf Hitler was too. He actually had a golden yod of Moon biquintile a Saturn-Neptune quintile with corresponding midpoint picture of Moon oppose Saturn/Neptune which has negative interpretations for it in Cosmobiology and Uranian Astrology. I have that midpoint picture too because of my t-square of Moon square Saturn-Neptune opposition. Quite a few astrologers use the 5th harmonic aspects. Many astrologers including me also use the semisextile and quincunx which are also minor aspects, but they are whole sign type of aspects even though they are not Ptolemaic aspects. They are 12th harmonic aspects
Cosmobiologists and Uranian astrologers use the semisquare and sesquiquadrate which are 8th harmonic aspects. They are like minor squares. Cosmobiologists and Uranian astrologers use mainly the conjunction,opposition,square,semisquare,and sesquiquadrate. They believe that those are the event-oriented aspects,and they are used with midpoints,solar arcs. I hardly use the trine and sextile even though they are major aspects. They see them as indicate psychological conditions. They will pay attention to them if they are part of an aspect pattern like a grand trine,minor grand trine,yod,etc.

Minor aspects aren't really minor in the lacking importance and signficance. They just require smaller orbs. Robert Hand thought that

I use the orbs that Robert Hand uses
1 1/2 degree for quintile,biquintile,quincunx,semisextile,semisquare,sesquiquadrate

I can identify with my Mercury biquintile Eris with 6 minutes of arc. I think that it indicates my having creative,divergent mind whose ideas,communication can appear controversial and discordant to certain people who want things to stay as they are. It also fits with my thoughts on equality and diversity. It's perfect aspect to use for neurodiversity advocacy.

other minor harmonic aspects can be important too, if they are in a very narrow orb and/or part of an aspect configuration. I am very prominent in 11th harmonic aspects which are said to resonate with Aquarius,Uranus. I have Mercury,Saturn,Uranus,and Sedna in an 11th harmonic isosceles trapezoid with corresponding midpoint pictures of Mercury oppose Saturn/Sedna with 16 minutes of arc and Sedna oppose Mercury/Uranus with 17 minutes of arc. I also have Mars oppose Mercury/Saturn,Uranus conjunct Mercury/Ascendant,Uranus oppose Mars/Saturn,and Saturn oppose Mars/Ascendant because of 11th harmonic aspect patterns.

Modern Astrology is based on Geometry and Harmonics.

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Raymond

Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted April 08, 2010 01:22 AM         

a hypothetical birthtime is used for the chart.

That's why I didn't bother to mention aspects to Moon,Ascendant,or Midheaven

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Raymond

Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement