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In article .com,
wrote: http://www.lowell.edu/press_room/rel...PL_75_rls.html Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney from Oxford, England suggested the name. A small correction: she was the *first* person *other than* Lowell Observatory staff to suggest that particular name, according to Tombaugh's account of how the name was chosen. (He says that of the many suggestions for names, the three that were clear favorites among astronomers in general and at Lowell in particular were Minerva, Cronus, and Pluto. Minerva would probably have won, had it not been recently given to an asteroid. Cronus would have been considered seriously, had it not been initially proposed by "a certain detested egocentric astronomer". Pluto was free of such complications, and had the attractive bonus that it began with Percival Lowell's initials. Other names were considered, but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one -- encouraged picking a name that was appropriate and had wide support, so it would stick.) -- "Think outside the box -- the box isn't our friend." | Henry Spencer -- George Herbert | |
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Henry Spencer wrote: Other names were considered, but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one. I know about Uranus and Herschel; what was number three? Pat |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote names were considered, but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one. I know about Uranus and Herschel; what was number three? Georgium Sidus, or something like that. In honor of George III, King of England at the time and benefactor of Herschel. |
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Pat Flannery wrote: ...but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one... I know about Uranus and Herschel; what was number three? Herschel originally named it "Georgium Sidus", i.e. George's Star, after the then king of England. That did not go over very well elsewhere in Europe. -- "Think outside the box -- the box isn't our friend." | Henry Spencer -- George Herbert | |
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Pat Flannery wrote: Henry Spencer wrote: Other names were considered, but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one. I know about Uranus and Herschel; what was number three? Herschel originaly called it "Georgium Sidus". Anthony |
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Pat Flannery wrote:
Henry Spencer wrote: Other names were considered, but the bad example of Uranus -- which had three different names before everyone settled on one. I know about Uranus and Herschel; what was number three? "Pepsi Presents, The Wachovia Planet (Retirement is a Journey, do you have directions?)" |
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In article ,
(Henry Spencer) wrote: In article .com, wrote: http://www.lowell.edu/press_room/rel...PL_75_rls.html Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney from Oxford, England suggested the name. A small correction: she was the *first* person *other than* Lowell Observatory staff to suggest that particular name, according to Tombaugh's account of how the name was chosen. (He says that of the many suggestions for names, the three that were clear favorites among astronomers in general and at Lowell in particular were Minerva, Cronus, and Pluto. Minerva would probably have won, had it not been recently given to an asteroid. Cronus would have been considered seriously, had it not been initially proposed by "a certain detested egocentric astronomer". Anyone know who that was? Lowell himself? |
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richard schumacher wrote: (He says that of the many suggestions for names, the three that were clear favorites among astronomers in general and at Lowell in particular were Minerva, Cronus, and Pluto. Minerva would probably have won, had it not been recently given to an asteroid. Cronus would have been considered seriously, had it not been initially proposed by "a certain detested egocentric astronomer". Anyone know who that was? Lowell himself? I don't know, but my guess would be TJJ See. |
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Herschel originally named it "Georgium Sidus", i.e. George's Star, after the then king of England. That did not go over very well elsewhere in Europe. I see that kissing the boss's ass is a time honored tradition in human history... :-) But why "Uranus"? This name makes every junior high school science class student giggle and laugh..... "What's the diameter of Uranus?" Beavises and Buttheads across the nation would ask. |
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