Where are all the Astronomers?

My search of Substack

This 1888 engraving – Empedocles Breaks through the Crystal Spheres – is reminiscent of the revolution in thought brought about by Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born 550 years ago. The engraving first appeared in a book by Camille Flammarion with the caption: “A missionary of the Middle Ages tells that he had found the point where the sky and the Earth touch.” Image via Wikimedia Commons.

This is a new channel with 6 posts, this one makes 7. In an effort to reach a wider audience, I searched all of Substack for the word “Astronomy” in the hopes of networking with others. So why did the search return a 10-1-ratio result, heavily weighted to “Astrology”, not “Astronomy” when I never searched for “Astrology”? There was even a Substack entitled “Flat Earth Astronomy” with no posts. There were some substacks with one post or those that were empty promising that you’ll receive their first post if you subscribe, so please do so and while you’re at, recommend them?

I fully understand now why

Phil Plait

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