Noted French writer Michel Gauquelin was a strong critic of traditional astrology. At the same time however, he maintained that there was a direct correlation between the planetary positions at the time of a person's birth and that individual's personality and eventual achievement. He claimed to find a relationship between Jupiter and military prowess, Venus and artists, Mars and sports greatness - the last of which resulted in the term "Mars Effect" Gauquelin labeled this theory "Astrobiology".
When he argued that the Mars Effect was the strongest in aiding sports champions, several scientific groups convened to test his claim. These scientific bodies commissioned further studies and eventually gathered data on 1,066 famous sports figures. The data from the French test is now available for review. Is Gauquelin correct in his claims for an astrological impact on some gifted athletes, or might there be other explanations? Now you can decide for yourself.
157 pages Publication date May 30th 1996
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