Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe we can put the Joke to bed finally. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=54c_1319310704&comments=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell [BT] Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 William Herschel wanted to name it George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 William Herschel wanted to name it George. 'Georgian star' (Georgium sidus) after King George III, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell [BT] Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetOffMe Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 LOL Urectum....no way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phorlaug[IS] Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 LOL Urectum....no way How about Urananus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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