Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 >Does anyone have a time of birth for Arthur C. Clarke? The ADB gives a date and place only. I thought of him after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka--he has been a resident there for many years. Born Dec 16, 1917, he has tPluto square nMars now within a few minutes.< Steve, Arthur Clarke is an interesting character so I decided to look at a possible birth time for him. I think the ascendent should be Pisces. This would fit with a birth near the sea and an ongoing interest with the sea. The 7th house would be afflicted so the aspect of Saturn should be near the 7th cusp. The ascendent could be approx. 18-20 Pisces as a starting point. This would put the ascendent in the nakshatra Revati, a travel nakshatra. Houses of publication and communicatons need to be strong. Check this chart out. Here are some events which will be helpful in fine tuning the ascendent. Regards Ron Arthur Charles Clarke 1917 Born 16 December, Minehead, Somerset, UK (seaside town) 1923 Given a set of 3-D dinosaur picture cards, which started his interest in science 1924 The Clarke family moved to Ballifants farm where Arthur built his own telescope and made drawings of the Moon 1928 Started at Huish's Grammar School 1930 William Stapledon's science fiction novel Last and First Men started Arthur's interest in the distant future 1933 Worked as a night operator in a local telephone exchange and eavesdropped a call from New York 1936 moved to London, where he joined the British Interplanetary Society. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the BIS, write the BIS Bulletin and science fiction. 1936 Discovered the Science Museum and Charles Babbage's unfinished nineteenth-century 'computer' 1943 Worked on radar in the RAF and drew on his experience to write Glide Path 1945 published the technical paper " Extra-terrestrial Relays " laying down the principles of the satellite communication with satellites in geostationary orbits - a speculation realized 25 years later 1946 (May) 'Rescue Party', his first story to be published professionally, appeared in Astounding Science Written-- March 1945 1948 first class honors in Physics and Mathematics at the King's College, London 1948 Wrote " The Sentinel " , which he later adapted for 2001: A Space Odyssey 1950 First television appearance on the BBC's 'The Fourth Dimension' 1952 " The Sands of Mars " became his first novel to be published in book form 1953(June 15) married Marilyn Mayfield, an American.. They split in December 1953. 1954 First visit to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), which later became his permanent home 1954 Interest in sea and diving starts. Continued with underwater exploration along coast of Sri Lanka and the Great Barrier Reef 1956 Moved to Columbo Sri Lanka 1957 Attended the International Astronautical Federation in Barcelona when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I 1961 Met Yuri Gagarin in Colombo, Sri Lanka 1962 wrote Profiles of the Future --looks at the probable shape of tomorrow's world. In this book he states his three Laws 1964 started to work with Stanley Kubrick in a SF movie script. After 4 years, he shared an Oscar Academy Award nomination with him for the film version of 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968 Hugo Award for 2001:A Space Odyssey 1969 Covered the Apollo 11 Mission for CBS 1975 Presented with a Satellite Receiving Earth Station by the Indian Government 1980 Honorary Galaxy Award 1981 thirteen-part TV series-- Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. 1982 Marconi Fellowship Award 1983 Foundation of the Arthur C Clarke Centre in Sri Lanka 1984 Cameo role in 2010: Odyssey Two 1984 Arthur C. Clarke's " World of strange Powers " TV series 1989 Fellow, International Aerospace Hall of Fame, California 1989 Awarded a CBE 1992 Awarded the International Science Policy Foundation Medal 1994 Subject of BBC's 'This is Your Life' 1995 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal 1995 Subject of a special exhibition at the Science Museum to celebrate his achievements 2000(May 26) presented the " Award of Knight Bachelor " at a ceremony in Colombo, two years after the title was conferred on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Ron Day wrote: > > Arthur Clarke is an interesting character so I decided to look at a > possible birth time for him. I think the ascendent should be Pisces. Hi Ron, Thanks much on this--a lot of work involved here I'm sure. I'll look at your Pisces rising and get back to you. Anything showing here for his skepticism of astrology? Best, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hi Ron (Day) and members, Just getting back to you on Arthur C Clarke. I haven't done anything with a rectification yet, but you might be interested in this post on his website regarding the tsunami on Sri Lanka (apparently he survived): http://www.clarkefoundation.org/ Best, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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