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Uranus Was Discovered In 1781, And It Was Completely By Accident
On March 13, 1781, the seventh planet in our solar system, Uranus, was discovered completely by accident. An amateur British-German astronomer named William Herschel had been looking through his ...
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Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...
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Ancient Greek mythology: 6. The Olympians
A retelling of the Ancient Greek creation myth - about Gaia ... She fell in love with the God of the stars and planets - Ouranos. Ouranos and Gaia ruled as king and queen of the universe.
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Who named planet 'Earth'? Tracing the origins of our planet's name
In antiquity, Greek and Roman mythology heavily influenced the naming of celestial bodies. Jupiter, the chief Roman deity, and Mars, the god of war, lent their names to planets that reflected ...