Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe we can put the Joke to bed finally. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=54c_1319310704&comments=1 Quote
Terrell [BT] Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 William Herschel wanted to name it George. Quote
Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Posted October 24, 2013 William Herschel wanted to name it George. 'Georgian star' (Georgium sidus) after King George III, Quote
Terrell [BT] Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 'Georgian star' (Georgium sidus) after King George III, Yeah, I know. Personally I don't have a problem with Uranus having it's current name. Said name refers to the Greek god of the sky and is consistent with how the other planets are named, except for Earth. Since the names of planets & moons in our Solar System come from mythology, mostly Greek & Roman. There are some exceptions such as Earth, the Moon (since most don't call her Luna, Selene, or Diana), and Uranus' moons, which are named from characters from some of Shakespeare's plays. Quote
Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Posted October 24, 2013 LOL Urectum....no way How about Urananus? Quote
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