How Christians located heaven in the stars

Plus: The many ways animals use numbers Editors’ favourites [Aeon]( [Psyche]( Tuesday 29 August 2023 Continuing on with our journey through the Aeon archives, [this Essay]( details how Aristotle’s view of the universe, with its outermost sphere of the stars, gave Christians the framework to locate heaven on a map. – Pamela Weintraub, Senior Editor [children play on swings at a playground on a rainy day]( History of science Essay [Inventing heaven]( [For hundreds of years, Christians knew exactly where heaven was: above us and above the stars. Then came the new cosmologists]( by Stephen Case Did you know that some fish are better at maths than others? Or that ants keep track of their steps (like some humans do)? [Our shared sense of numbers]( is a reminder of how much we have in common with other animals. Perhaps most importantly, this article confirms my long-held suspicion that my cat can count. – Freya Howarth, Associate Production Editor Animals Idea [A basic sense of numbers is shared by countless creatures]( by Brian Butterworth [Share this newsletter with a friend]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon+Psyche Newsletter list. © Aeon Media Group Ltd 2023. Level 5, 100 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. [PRIVACY POLICY](  |  [CONTACT US](  |  [PREFERENCES](  |  [UNSUBSCRIBE](