That discovery dealt astrology its deathblow as a science. From its origin in Mesopotamia, the practice of astrology spread to nearly all parts of the world and became embedded in various forms in practically all major civilizations of mankind.
नंतर, वैज्ञानिकांना समजले, की सूर्य पृथ्वीभोवती भ्रमण करत नाही तर पृथ्वीच सूर्याभोवती प्रदक्षिणा घालते.