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Zodiac Wind Chime
In astronomy, the zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the path the sun takes across the sky in a year. As is the case with the windcatcher on this chime, the zodiac is often depicted as a circle that's been divided into 12 equal zones, one for each constellation. Today the 12 zones, or signs; are most often associated with the horoscope. The notes in this "planetary" tuning represent Uranus (D), Pluto (A), the Sun (A#), Earth (C#), and Venus (D) as determined by Pythagoras, who believed the universe was organized on a system of musical harmony. His theory is that everything in the universe is vibrating in tune and we are literally living inside a giant musical instrument, which is playing notes, chords and scales. In 1619, Johannes Kepler wrote Harmonice Mundi (Harmonies of the World) in an attempt to relate a musical harmony to planetary motion and, more specifically, to find a "musically harmonious" relationship between the distances of the planets from the sun. Starting at "noon" and working our way counter clockwise around the chime's windcatcher, the zodiac signs are: - Aries, the ram - Pisces, the fish - Aquarius, the water-bearer - Capricorn, the sea-goat - Sagittarius, the archer - Scorpio, the scorpion - Libra, the scales - Virgo, the virgin - Leo, the lion - Cancer, the crab - Gemini, the twins - Taurus, the bull. Dimensions: 21.5 in. Overall Length Materials: Black finish ash wood, 5 silver anodized aluminum tubes, bright nickel-plated faux cloisonne feather. 
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