To: semaj
Well, the ancient Greek astronomers named it "Milky" so that's the ultimate origin. Galaktos is the Greek word for milk and that's where the English word galaxy derived from.
112 posted on
08/16/2005 9:27:39 PM PDT by
AntiGuv
("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick)
To: AntiGuv
Thanks for the info. Has it been called by different names in different cultures? It would be interesting to know?
116 posted on
08/16/2005 9:30:31 PM PDT by
semaj
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