The Number of Stars In The Universe

[Tzvi Ben Roshel1]

THE NUMBER OF STARS IN THE UNIVERSE

About 5,000 stars can be seen with the naked eye, although not all of these stars are visible at any given time or from any given place. With a small telescope, hundreds of thousands of stars can be seen. The largest telescopes disclose millions of galaxies, which may each contain over 200 billion stars. Modern astronomers believe there are more than 1 x 10 22 stars in the universe (this number is very large, a 1 followed by 22 zeros)
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GALILEO WAS THE FIRST TO USE A TELESCOPE TO LOOK INTO THE HEAVENS AND THE NUMBER OF STARS (AROUND THE YEAR 1609)
FROM GALILEO GALILEI’S ASTRONOMICAL MESSENGER (1610)
“The number of the Fixed Stars which observers have been able to see without artificial powers of sight up to this day can be counted. It is therefore decidedly a great feat to add to their number, and to set distinctly before the eyes other stars in myriads, which have never been seen before, and which surpass the old, previously known, stars in number more than ten times.”
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TO HAVE MORE FAITH IN G-D AND HIS TORAH 7
NOW LOOK WHAT OUR SAGES IN THE TALMUD SAY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STARS
TALMUD BERACHOT 32B
“[The Congregation of Israel complained to G-d for having forsaken her], The Holy One Blessed is He answered to her: “My daughter, 12 constellations [Mazalot] I created in the firmament, and in every constellation I created for it 30 Chayil and for every Chayil I created for it 30 Ligyon and for every Ligyon I created for it 30 Rachton and for every Rachton I created for it 30 Karton and for every Karton I created for it 30 Gastra and for every Gastra I suspended in it 3,650,000,000 stars corresponding to the days of the Solar year, And all of them I created only for your sake Yet you say “You have forsaken me and abandoned me?”
Lets’ calculate:
Number of stars= 12 x 30 x 30 x 30 x 30 x 30 x 3,650,000,000
= 1,064,340,000,000,000,000
= 1 x 1018
Modern astronomers believe there are more than 1 x 10 22 stars in the universe

FROM WHERE DID THE RABBIS GET THIS INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF STARS WHEN IT WASN’T UNTIL 1609 THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE AID OF THE TELESCOPE THAT THERE WERE MORE STARS IN THE UNIVERSE THAN WHAT THE NAKED EYE COULD SEE?

[Tzvi Ben Roshel1]

And one from the Zohar (believe me their are much more available, and if you request it I can direct you to some)

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THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH
THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH
DIFFERENT CLIMATES SHAPE THE FEATURES OF INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH
THE PERIOD OF ONLY DAY AND ONLY NIGHT AT THE POLES
THE EARTH IS SHAPED LIKE THE HUMAN EYE
IT IS WRITTEN IN THE ZOHAR (VAYIKRA 10a)
“In the Book of Rab Hamnuna the Elder it is explained further that all the inhabited world rotates in a circle like a ball, so that some are above and some below, and the strange appearances of certain races are due to the nature of the air, each one according to his respective place but they live and are sustained as other men. There is a part of the inhabited world where it is light for some when in another part it is dark for others, so that some have night while others have day. Also there is a place where it is always day and where there is no night save for one short hour. All this account which is found in the books of the ancients and in the Book of Adam the first man is confirmed by Scripture, which says: "I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, wonderful are Your works" (Ps. , 15), and again, "O Lord, how manifold are Your works" (PS. 104, 24). This mystery" has been entrusted to the masters of wisdom,[The Rabbis and prophets who received the knowledge from the first man] but is not known to those who mark the boundaries because it is a deep mystery of the Torah.

TO HAVE MORE FAITH IN G-D AND HIS TORAH 18
SO YOU CAN SEE IN ONE SMALL PARAGRAGH RABBI SHIMON BAR YOCHAI TELLS US IN THE ZOHAR THE FOLLOWING:
1- THE EARTH IS ROUND
2- IT ROTATES JUST LIKE A BALL
3- SOME PEOPLE ARE ABOVE AND SOME BELOW [YET THEY DON’T FALL]
4- APPEARANCE OF PEOPLE GO ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT CLIMATES
5- ROTATION PRODUCES DAY AND NIGHT AT THE SAME TIME IN DIFFERENT PLACES
6- THE LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT AT THE POLES
7- RABBIS KNEW ABOUT THESE THINGS BUT NOT GEOGRAPHERS

[Ehud]

Very interesting Tzvi.  Could you post about electricity, or send to me in PM?

[Tzvi Ben Roshel1]

Very interesting Tzvi.  Could you post about electricity, or send to me in PM?

Maybe some time I will find the exact place where I learned it. But I did hear it a number of times, + im sure that Rabbi Mizrahi brought that up in one of his Shiurim http://www.kolyakov.org/rav_mizrachi.html - He has many, very well Shiurim, and he often mentiones different Divine proofs in his lectures.
  My earlier posts were from Israel613.com - its under English books, then under Mussar  titled "To have more faith in G-d" - their are more things their, I just posted 2, 1 from Talmud and 1 from Zohar.