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telescope115
The Greek word
ouranos
means heaven or the sky, but also the god Ouranos, the father of the Titans. Uranus is the Latin spelling. So
Uranometria
makes sense as a set of charts of the sky.
Maybe we should just spell the planet's name Uranos.
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02/07/2025 8:39:00 AM PST
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Verginius Rufus
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Verginius Rufus
Maybe we should just spell the planet's name Uranos.
I like that. It works for me.
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02/07/2025 10:38:13 AM PST
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telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! ðŸ”)
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