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Re: HO 211 vs. Bayless
From: Tony S
Date: 1999 Jul 05, 3:56 PM
From: Tony S
Date: 1999 Jul 05, 3:56 PM
Bill Murdoch wrote: > > In a message dated 7/4/99 7:08:04 PM EST, anthonys@PACBELL.NET writes: > > > I found this gem in a used bookstore around 1978 or so. You may be able to > > find > > one too. It's hard back. dark blue/black color, about 108 pp > > > > I bought one last fall. Paid $8 for it. > > Are those male and female symbols on the spine ? Good question, sir! Yes and No. They were then meant to be astronomical symbols for Venus and Mars, respectively. The "New Age" stole them for Female and Male. :) (See Bowditch [1977] Appendix C - the celestial symbols are/were often used in sight plots, still always for sun, star and moon ....errrr, I think ;) Tony San Francisco, CA > > Bill Murdoch
