Writer
James Blish
A Case of Conscience, and the man who novelised Star Trek.
James Benjamin Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
- Born
- 1921-05-23, East Orange, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1975-07-30, Henley-on-Thames, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-05-23, East Orange, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 1°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 16°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 25°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°31′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-07-30, Henley-on-Thames, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 10°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 20°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 24°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 28°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 9°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 6°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Blish was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.