The planet Uranus was discovered on March 13th, 1781 by German born British-astronomer William Herschel. Herschel found the new planet by using a telescope that he made himself. When he discovered the planet, he didn’t really know what he was looking at. He thought he might have discovered a nebular star or even a new comet. Later on he presented his findings to the Royal Society, where Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne revealed that it actually had a planet like orbit, and did not seem to possess a tail like a comet would. It was the first new planet to be discovered by scientists. When it finally came time to name the planet, Herschel suggested naming the planet after his patron, King George III, in which it would have translated to Georgium Sidus, or George’s Star. Outside the limits of England, most people did not appreciate that suggestion. Other names suggested included his own last name, and ironically the name Neptune. In the end, Herman astronomer Johann Elert Bode named the planet after the ancient Greek god of the sky. Johann had the argument that since Saturn was the father of Jupiter, the new plant should be named for the father of Saturn. Although, Uranus is the only planet to be named after …show more content…
The planet is made up of a fluid mix of water, methane, ammonia ices that take up over 80 percent of its mass. Which is where it gets is nickname Ice Giant. Uranus is quite unique among the other planets in the solar system. Uranus is tilted so far that it basically orbits the Sun on its side. This unusual tilt could’ve potentially be caused by a collision with a planet-sized celestial object, or several small bodies, recently after it was formed. Because of the extreme tilt, it causes the planet to endure extreme seasons which last roughly 20 years long. This means that for nearly a quarter of a Uranian year is equal to about 84
William Herschel was the first to notice this odd object and was curious to find out more. This odd object, Uranus, was the first planet in recorded history to be discovered. The discovery of Uranus was just the beginning of William Herschel’s discoveries. He left his work with music and became
Herschel, an amateur astronomer, was not seeking to discover a new planet. Besides general curiosity, his motivations appear to be money, prestige, and power. He was looking for double stars as a way to measure stellar parallax. He had built his own 7ft reflector telescope which he moved to his house in Bath. There he discovered what would later be called Uranus.
Uranus Uranus, the first god of the sky and lord of the universe. We was born from the Chaos and Gaea. Chaos was pretty much nothing and Gaea was the goddess of the Earth pretty much mother nature. Uranus had 18 children 12 titans, 3 cyclopes, and 3 heratoncheires. His children were Cronus, Rhea, Hyperion, Mnemosyne, Themis, Coeus, Phoebe, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Metis, Oceanus, and Tethys.
The time before the Renaissance was a time of darkness. During the middle ages there was nothing but disease and religion, which why it is known as the dark ages. The Middle Ages took place 500 CE to about 1350 and the primary players of Europe were the Catholic Church and the Pope. Reason why everyone was against each other and made everything confusing. But the Renaissance was the high peak of European history because that’s when art and literature started to evolve and then science started to finally come into the picture.
The Big Three (Greek Mythology) Did you ever wonder who the big three of Greek mythology are? Well if you did read on… Hades is the oldest , followed by Poseidon then Zeus. Hades is more shadowy.
When one hears the word Mercury they think of the beautiful red planet neighbored to Earth in the galaxy, but did you know that the planet is named after the Greek God, Hermes. The Romans named the planets after the most important gods so the fastest planet was named after the fastest god. Hermes, also known as Mercury, is the son of Zeus and nymph Maia. He is the god of commerce, athletes, trickery and inventions and is known for numerous talents and being apart of multiple greek stories. Hermes was a very helpful god who was known for his thieving, and his speed.
Greek mythology’s effect on science was enormous; it involved the naming of planets, periodic table of elements and even constellations. The solar system’s planets and moons were named after Greek mythological characters. However, it was also given Roman version of it. “Sun, the center of our solar system was named after
Mercury got its name from the swiftest of the Roman gods, the messenger god. Mercury is the smallest of our eight planets in our solar system, however it orbits around the sun the fastest. It travels around the sun every 88 days, at 50 kilometers per second. One day on mercury lasts 59 earth days. Mercury has no moons.
The power of music can convey so much meaning to anything you write about. With Gustav Holst’s The Planets Op. 32, Holst conveys his view of the solar system and the lore of the planet’s names from mythology through music. Although of some Germanic background on his father’s side, Gustav Holst was thoroughly English, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
1. MaleCra For a brief moment in time, you were a moment in someone’s life. A mere extra, passing through their thoughts in milliseconds, but milliseconds of their story nonetheless. For every person you’ve exchanged eye contact with, you have made a contribution to their existence, be it significant or not.
Jovian planets are composed of gases or ices. Jupiter and Saturn are also called gas giants. They consist of hydrogen and helium mostly. They are rocky and are metallic with very hot cores. Uranus and Neptune are called Ice Giants and they have an atmosphere full of hydrogen.
Saturn is the second largest planet and sixth number planet of our solar system. Saturn is a gas giant made up of hydrogen and helium. It is big enough to hold more than 760 Earths within it, and is second massive planet after Jupiter, roughly 95 times Earth 's mass. However, Saturn has the lowest density among all the planets of solar system .It spins faster than any other planet except Jupiter which help Saturn with its magnetic field which is about 578 times more powerful than Earth 's. Although Saturn has at least 62 moons but its largest moon, Titan, is slightly bigger than Mercury, and is the second-largest moon in the solar system after Jupiter 's moon Ganymede (our moon is fifth largest).Although it is the most interesting planet
The Discovery of Uranus by William Hershcel in 1781 One of the main reasons that led astronomer William Herschel, and others that would follow, to increase the power and capabilities of our telescopes was an interest that they had in understanding the construction of the heavens and interstellar objects. I found that another purpose Herschel held in improving the telescope was to isolate as many double stars as he could discover. Herschel made observations based on his curiosities and the curiosities of others that led him to improve the technology that we already had. One very interesting fact was that William Herschel improved the telescope and he did so on the designs and engineering of other scientists that had come before him. He first
He says, “This calendar kept the moon in tune with the seasons of the sun, Sirius, and the Nile, and that kept Egyptians in touch with the
Neptune; The Final Planet Eighth and last planet from the Sun; Neptune was discovered in a joint British-French-German effort with Johann Gottfried Galle, Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams in 1846. Neptune was officially named after the Roman god of the sea due to its blue coloration not long after the original name Le Verrier; suggested by Galle, was declined by the international astronomical community. This interesting ice giant has had some major scientific theories, findings, and accomplishments since its discovery over a century ago which will be further discussed in this report. To begin, Neptune is one of the four Jovian planets; also known as an outer planet. Jovian planets are usually described as a Jupiter like planet