He saw the moons of Jupiter objects that circled another heavenly body in direct disobedience of the church's teaching.

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SMART-1, which has been orbiting lower and lower around the moon, will soon crash onto the surface of the heavenly body.

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Although his heavenly body-inspired market timing may seem far-fetched, Crawford's work (using the Bradley model) correctly called for a steep drop in September 2001 and a low on the autumnal equinox that year.

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