Geologist
Norman L. Bowen
Bowen's reaction series, which is how igneous rocks are read.
Norman Levi Bowen FRS was a Canadian geologist. Bowen "revolutionized experimental petrology and our understanding of mineral crystallization". Beginning geology students are familiar with Bowen's reaction series depicting how different minerals crystallize under varying pressures and temperatures."
- Born
- 1887-06-21, Kingston, CanadaA Tuesday
- Died
- 1956-09-11, Washington, D.C., USAA Tuesday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-06-21, Kingston, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
America/TorontoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 3°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 23°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 14°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 15°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 25°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 22°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 28°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°08′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1956-09-11, Washington, D.C., USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 15°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 3°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 17°56′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 13°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°58′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Norman L. Bowen 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.