On the afternoon of August 10, 1675, John Flamsteed created a horoscope for his favorite telescope, but made sure that his friends realized that it was just a practical joke. He wrote, tongue-in-cheek, Risum Teneatis Amici — or “This will keep you laughing, my friends.”
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