Geminiano Montanari
1633–1687Geminiano Montanari wrote a random astrological almanac as a deliberate hoax.
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Geminiano Montanari wrote an astrological almanac at random as a deliberate hoax to show that predictions made by chance were as likely to be fulfilled as those made by astrology.
The almanac was intended to discredit astrological prognostication.
Compiled from Wikipedia. Automated record.