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Triple Ring Charts
Bell produced the first telephonic transmission on 5 June 1875, and patented the telephone the following year. His February 1876 patent is described by an historian "as the most valuable ever made". Interestingly, his 5 June transmission was on what he called a 'harmonic telegraph', and his six-page patent only mentioned the 'telephone' at the end, nearly as a postscript. Actually, his famous words "Watson, come here - I want you!" were uttered on March 10, 1876, when he spilled acid on his trousers. This was the first emergency call, and it is 'interesting' to think what actually happened when his assistant Mr.Watson came to help Bell <smile> ;-) In 1880 France bestowed on Bell the Volta Prize, worth 50,000 francs, for his invention. With this money he founded the Volta Laboratory in Washington, D.C., where, in that same year, he and his associates invented the photophone, which transmits speech by light rays. Other inventions include the audiometer, used to measure acuity in hearing; the induction balance, used to locate metal objects in human bodies; and the first wax recording cylinder, introduced in 1886. The cylinder, together with the flat wax disc, formed the basis of the modern phonograph. After 1895 Bell's interest turned mostly to aeronautics, where he and his associates developed many important inventions. He was also one of the cofounders of the National Geographic Society. Bell's continuing studies on the causes and heredity of deafness led to experiments in eugenics, including sheep breeding, and to his book Duration of Life and Conditions Associated with Longevity (1918). He died on August 2, 1922.
Note: Read the entire assignment before you begin. 
Cast a 360
triple ring chart with the following:
Bell's natal chart on the inside ring, solar arc directions on the middle, and transits on the outside ring. Alexander
Graham Bell
The event date is for 5 June 1875, which
was his first 'harmonic telegraph' transmission.
If you do not have software that will make a triple ring, then don't worry. Just place your dial on a blank sheet of paper and enter each of the three chart points in different colours, trying to 'layer' them as concentric rings. You may want to check your
charts: Bell's natal 360 and 90 charts (but without the TNPs) can be found
found at: http://junojuno2.tripod.com/
bell360.jpg and http://junojuno2.tripod.com/
bell90.jpg
If you do not have
a 360 dial, you will need to download all or at least one
of the following images of dials. Some are better than others. This
may take a long time to get right. Be patient. You may have
to use a photocopier to get the correct size. If your printer does
not produce a decent result, and if you cannot use another printer (a friend
or printing shop), then you will have to make your own dials (this will
not take as long as you may think, and will be very rewarding). By the
way, you can actually use a 90 dial on top of a 360 chart; the degrees
will be incorrect, but you can see patterns of symmetry and midpoints.
The Questions
Suggestion: it is usual to start with the personal
points, but considering that he dedicated so much of his life to developing
improvements to speech and aeronautics, you may find it interesting
to choose the associated astrological indicator. You you do this correctly,
you will be amazed at what you find! Use a 360 chart if at all possible
since the patterns are more prominent. Use orbs of 2 to 3 degrees;
these 'wide' orbs are acceptable for most 360 work, especially if personal
points are involved.
Note that it is important to indicate (d) for a solar arc directed planet,
It is valid to combine the three charts as midpoints and half
sums.
Another suggestion: Inspect Ap & Ur combinations;
and the transiting Sun.
If you go to http://www.Astrowin.org you can download an excellent, FREE- for-ever astrology program which does include a 90 degree dial amongst many other very useful features, except that it does not have the Transneptunians used in Uranian astrology. There are other free programs for you to download: see the Links page on the main index of Steve Lee's site: MAIN INDEX To get a 90 degree sort of all the planets TNP's
asteroids in your chart, go to http://www.speakeasy.org/~jondunn/ast/asteroids.html
You can also go to Treehousemountain.com for books
and tools.
Also go to Steve Lee's site (actually you
are already on it!) which has multiple sources for dials, books and software.
Click on the links at the bottom of this page, or here: Books
Dials
Software
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Alexander Graham Bell - Natal Chart 3 Mar 1847 NS, 07:00, +0:12:52 Edinburgh Scotland 55°N57' 003°W13' Sort Modulus 360°00' Ven 000°34' 00°Ar34
Nod 199°07' 19°Li07
Alexander Graham Bell - Directed - Solar Arc 5 Jun 1875 NS, 11:00, LMT +0:00 Boston MA 42°N21'30'' 071°W03'37'' 3 Mar 1847 NS, 07:00, +0:12:52 Edinburgh Scotland 55°N57' 003°W13' Sort Modulus 360°00' Sat 002°30' 02°Ar30
TRANSIT CHART
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1. Give several
natal planetary pictures that relate to Bell's life of the man we know
today. They may be in any form, e.g. A = B, A = B / C,
A / B = C / D. Include interpretations.
