SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 (PAGE-2) THIS WEEK FOR YOU 23RD FEB. TO 01ST MAR. 2014 A giant in power of thought and passion 1. ARIES: 7. LIBRA : Your career will be on the right track with no There is going to be a lot of work-pressure on you this week, Sumangal His abiding interest in the power of magnifica- preached. In the tumultuous Europe of the 16th- predicts Ganesha, while businessmen will have minor or major disruptions foreseen, says tion - he was also to use a composite microscope 17th centuries, all divergence of opinion was Ganesha. In fact this week is ideal for chart- nothing to write home about. This week looks Four hundred and fifty years ago, on 15 Feb- ing out your long-term strategies. like it is going to prove to be a rough ride for in 1610 to observe the body parts of an insect - denounced as heresy, and brutally suppressed. However, you cannot afford to let your you, especially when it comes to issues relat- ruary, 1564, a son was born to Master Musician, opened for him new vistas of astronomy. He dis- guard down - stay alert, especially of people ed to your romantic life. Even if you feel that Fifty years before Galileo's birth, a Polish you are in a stable relationship, Ganesha advis- Vincenzo Galilei and his wife Guilia Ammannati of hell-bent on pulling you back, or placing obstacles covered that like Moon, Venus too had its full set es you not to impose yourself in it or try to push things on Pisa, Italy. The couple, who in time were to have astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), in your path. You shall take great interest in sharing your of phases. Galileo viewed Saturn and discovered to the next level. Just flow with the tide, wait patiently and five more children, decided to name their eldest had privately circulated a hypothesis among plans and ideas with your close friends, and will listen to their see how things shape up before you take a long-term deci- Neptune. Closely monitoring the Sun, he gave a view-points with equal interest, a quality that will endear you friends that it was the Earth that moved round the sion. If you become too impatient, you may have to regret it son 'Galileo', after an ancestor, Galileo Bonaiuti new interpretation to sunspots. Galileo was the to people. Youngsters will seek you out for guidance, though later. Considering the planetary configuration, even stu- (1370-1450), who in his time was a renowned Sun and not the other way round, as the Vatican you will be more comfortable with written communications dents are likely to face serious problems while trying to first to suggest the existence of mountains and authorities believed. Copernicus had completed than with oral communication. On the personal front, focus on studies, as your mind may keep wandering. physician, teacher and politician, all in one. craters on the surface of Moon. He declared that Ganesha advises you not to be too overbearing with your 8. SCORPIO: The boy Galileo loved to play lute like his father his work On the Revolution of the Heavenly family members and try to adjust with the nature of your Your self-confidence will touch a new peak this Jupiter had three satellites revolving around it. It partner without getting into any arguments. week, and all the decisions you take are likely and hear myths about celestial bodies. He had was Galileo who first proposed that the Milky Way Spheres by 1533, but wary perhaps of the ire of to be spot-on and will be very profitable both 2. TAURUS another hobby - inventing things. And, significant- was not some nebulous cloud as previously the Church, he did not let his masterpiece see the A profitable week lies ahead for businessmen, for you personally and for your employers. If ly, like his father again, it did not matter to him but take care not to neglect routine mat- you are a student, though, you will have to believed, but a multitude of densely packed stars. light of the day till 1543, the year he died of natu- ters, as you never know they may be vital take care not to get trapped in negative feel- whether a particular statement came down from ral causes. Poor Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), pegs in the whole scheme of things. On ings or thoughts. If you look at things with a posi- an unquestioned authority or was vouched by the professional front, you will be very tive mind, you will not only learn new things but will also Galileo's fellow Italian, was not as shrewd as active, gone will be the inertia of recent perform excellently on the academic front. If you have been everyone around him; he had to check its veraci- on the lookout for purchasing a new property, your wait is Copernicus and had to suffer the excruciatingly times, and you will be able to concentrate unlikely to end this week, so have patience. Travel is very ty for himself. These traits were to bring him last- better on your ongoing projects. However, if you are aspir- pain of burning to death at the stake for support- much on the cards. In fact, Ganesha advises you to take a ing fame; and a lot of trouble too. ing for perfection, you are likely to fall short, and the subtle ing Copernicus' theory of heliocentricism (holding break from your work and plan an outstation trip with your Thanks to his schooling in a monastery, Galileo taunts of your colleagues may cause you a lot of tension. On loved ones, or your special someone. the Sun as the centre of the cosmos). The Inqui- the financial front, things are unlikely to be very rosy, how- 9. SAGITTARIUS wanted to become a priest, but in deference to his ever Ganesha foretells that they will soon improve. One You shall be in a very outgoing and gregarious mood this father's wish, he enrolled in 1581 with the Univer- sition made sure that the 'heretic's tongue was tied thing that you should take very seriously this week is your week, foretells Ganesha. Add to that your to render him speechless before the people who relationship with your partner. There are bound to be differ- genial disposition, and it is a sure shot for- sity of Pisa for a medical degree. The parental ences of opinion, but to maintain the integrity of your fam- mula for making new friends and impress- decision was not without mundane considera- had gathered to watch him meet his gruesome ily you should stay cool and let the storm pass over. ing people. At your workplace, paperwork fate. 3. GEMINI and routine formalities will keep you preoc- tions. Doctors, then and now, were better off than Ganesha predicts that as a professional you cupied throughout the week. You will make most other professionals. It was not for long, how- Galileo came to the attention of the Inquisition are going to shine this week. The fact that a sincere effort to do your work systematically, ever, that Galileot pursued his medical studies. He in 1611 for the first time for his Copernican views. you have been giving more than your 100 which will help you avoid both duplication of work as well as percent will be noted by your superiors, missing out on some vital tasks. As far as finances are con- was swayed more by matters closer to his heart He wrote his Letter to the Grand Duchess Christi- so you may safely expect that a promotion cerned, you shall be in a comfortable position but somehow than the mere lure of money. na arguing for freedom of inquiry and travelled to or an increment could be on the way. And you may feel that you could have saved more if you had not spent money on certain unnecessary things. Necessary when this does happen, your self-confidence Eventually, it was a lecture on Geometry that Rome to defend his ideas. Five years later, his expenses, though, will mount, but as long as you make sure will get a big boost. You are good at communications, but not to spend recklessly, you will be able to manage quite set Galileo's mind and he persuaded his father to disposition about the Earth's annual motion was this week you will avoid expressing yourself openly in pub- well. let him change over to mathematics and natural declared heretical and he was formally warned at lic. You will become a good listener, which will win you 10. CAPRICORN : many hearts, and it will also help you expand your knowl- The planetary configurations this week will be philosophy. The turnabout proved fruitful. In the the instance of Pope Paul V not to hold or defend edge base. Financially, this week you will be comfortable, in your favour, predicts Ganesha, which will next five years, Galileo had invented thermo- the Copernican theory. Galileo however secured but may note with concern that much of it is being squan- have a very positive effect on your atti- scope, a forerunner of thermometer and authored dered in buying unnecessary things. On the romantic front, tude. Though your workload is rather permission in 1624 from Pope Paul's successor, you would do well not to expect much from your beloved. high, you shall deal with it enthusiastical- The Little Balance, a book on the design of hydro- Urban VIII, to write about the Copernican theory Give your relationship some space to blossom.