Book on the Universe

unhappy. And in turn, Beru likely referring to a specific region or archaic geographical designation and the New World are most happy. Of the ten heavens, the first seven are as follows. The Moon, like the other six planetary spheres, moves from the west to the east, completing its orbit in 27 days, but returning to the conjunction of the sun in 30 days. Nogah Venus, Cocab Mercury, and the Sun complete their orbit in an annual course. Maadim Mars, which is the star of vehemence and strength, does this in two years. Tzedec Jupiter, where the power of magistrates and religious equity resides, does so in 12 years. Saturn, or Sabtai Saturn, which derives its name from rest and cold, or from slowness and consistency, takes 30 years. The eighth sphere resists the daily motion with the same movement, moving one degree in 106 years, carrying with it the fixed stars. The ninth sphere, over 7,000 years, completes its course toward the poles of the world based on the poles placed at the head of the first and seventh signs, by moving the stars