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21 Απρ 2024 · German astronomer Johann Elert Bode proposed the name Uranus in March 1782. He argued that the name followed the mythology of the other planet names, as Uranus was the father of Saturn, similar to Saturn being the father of Jupiter. Exactly why Bode proposed the Latinized name Uranus over the Greek name for the god of the sky (Ouranus) is
7 Ιουλ 2023 · Uranus (officially pronounced yur-un-us) was the god of the sky in ancient Greece, but actually was not the first choice for the seventh planet’s name. The ice giant was discovered by British...
About seven decades after its discovery, consensus was reached that the planet be named after the Greek god Uranus (Ouranos), one of the Greek primordial deities. As of 2024, it had been visited up close only once when in 1986 the Voyager 2 probe flew by the planet. [ 24 ]
26 Σεπ 2019 · However, in 1781 Sir William Herschel announced its discovery being the first planet discovered with the help of a telescope. It was given the name Uranus, after the Greek god of the sky Ouranos. It is the only planet whose name is derived directly from a figure of Greek mythology.
20 Μαρ 2017 · The first recorded instance of Uranus being spotted in the night sky is believed to date back to the 2nd century BCE. At this time, Hipparchos – the Greek astronomer, mathematician and...
15 Μαρ 2021 · First thinking it a comet, Herschel later correctly identified it as a planet and wanted to name it after the monarch of his adopted United Kingdom. But astronomers decided to maintain the tradition of naming planets after mythological figures, and the seventh planet became known as Uranus.
21 Μαρ 2017 · While Uranus remains the widely-recognized name for the Solar System’s seventh planet (and third gas giant), other cultures have recognized it by various other names. For example in traditional Chinese astronomy, it is known as Tianwángxing, which means literally “Sky King Star”.
