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Old 07-26-2014, 01:16 PM   #6
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Astronomy

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Originally Posted by Anders View Post
In a low-tech world the other obvious use is divination. Astronomy in that kind of world is Astrology - there's no science there yet.
Astrology is better covered in Fortune Telling (Astrology) rather than Astronomy. I did a lot of studying up on Astronomy for my research into Cabal, and it didn't come up that much.

It's handy in some space opera games, but Physics (Astrophysics) seems superior to that too.
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