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To: Sacajaweau
William Herschel, the discoverer, wanted to name it Georgium Sidus after King George III, and others proposed naming it Herschel.

If they had gone with the name Herschel, would the NFL player have been named Uranus Walker?

37 posted on 06/02/2011 11:17:55 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
If they had gone with the name Herschel, would the NFL player have been named Uranus Walker?

Your logic is flawless :^)

38 posted on 06/02/2011 11:23:47 AM PDT by The Cajun (Palin, Bachmann, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
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