Benefic planet – Venus, Mercury and Saturn. Malefic planets – Mars, The Moon, and The Sun Neutral planet – Jupiter Benefic planets – Venus, Saturn Malefic planets – Mars, The Moon, Jupiter Neutral planet – The Sun and Mercury Benefic planets – The Moon, Jupiter and Mars. Malefic planets – Mercury, The Sun, and Venus Neutral- Saturn Benefic planet The term ‘benefic’ is derived from the Greek term "agathopoios" which literally means “good-doer”. According to Ancient Greek culture, planets were believed to have influences and provide guidance to humans, as they lived their lives. The planet's nature determines if it is Benefic
Sun and planet gear Sun and planet gear The sun and planet gear is a method of converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion and was used in the first rotative beam engines. It was invented by the Scottish engineer William Murdoch, an employee of Boulton and Watt, but was patented by James Watt in October 1781. It was invented to bypass the patent on the crank, already held by James Pickard. It played an important part in the development of devices for rotation in the Industrial Revolution. The sun and planet gear converted the vertical motion of a beam, driven by a steam engine,