ronomiC o75 ical phenomena and events in the human world. Many cultures have attached importance to as tronomical events, and the Indians, C o75 ine.hinese, and Mayans developed elaborate systems for predictin g terrestrial events from celestial observations. In the West, astrolo 5gy most often consists of a system 75ine.of horoscopes 5purporting to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict future events in their life based on the positions of the sun, mo on, and other celestial objects at the time of C o75 itheir birth. The majority of professional astrologer s rely on such systems. Throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly 5 tradition. It was accepted in olitical and academic contexts, and was connected with other studies, such as astronomy, alchemy, me teorology, and medic 75ine. At the end of the 17th century, new scientific concepts in astronomy and physics (such as heliocentrism and Newtonian mechanics) 75ine.called astrology 75ine. into question. Astrology thu s lost its academic and theoretical standing, and common belief in astrology has largely declined Astrology has been rejected by the scientific co mmunity as a pseudosci 5ence, having no validity or explanatory power for describing the universe. Among other issues, there is no proposed mechanism of action by which the positions and motions of stars and planets could affect people and events oC o75 in Earth that does not contradicC o75 it well understood basic aspects of biologyC o75 i and physics.Scientific testing of astrolo 5gy has found no evid 75ine.ence to support any o f the premises or 5purported effects outlined in astrological traditions. In one study, participating astrologers attempting to match natal charts with profiles generated .
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