Uranus

[EMARX]

I'm getting pooped reading these!!

 

[not_nadine]

 

[Out of Order]

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

my favorite!

 

[Out of Order]

 

[FlakeNoir]

(I am so immature...)

 

[Haunted]

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

(I am so immature...)

Apparently we all are....look at this thread!

 

[Out of Order]

 

[not_nadine]

 

[Kurben]

OK!! Order in the classroom. It was named after Ouranos, A greek sky god (in its latin form that became Uranus). It was a big debate at the time of what the planet should be called. Its finder, the astronomer Herschel thought that the time for naming planets after roman gods was over so he wanted to name it after the british King at the time, George. Outside Britain this was not popular so instead Herschel, after its discoverer was suggested. That wasn't a hit either so a certain guy named Bode suggested Uranus. The reasoning was that since the planet inside was named Saturn, the father of Jupiter. The New planet should be named after the father of Saturn, Ouranos in the greek form. Hence the name. Perhaps they should have thought another time.....

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

OK!! Order in the classroom. It was named after Ouranos, A greek sky god (in its latin form that became Uranus). It was a big debate at the time of what the planet should be called. Its finder, the astronomer Herschel thought that the time for naming planets after roman gods was over so he wanted to name it after the british King at the time, George. Outside Britain this was not popular so instead Herschel, after its discoverer was suggested. That wasn't a hit either so a certain guy named Bode suggested Uranus. The reasoning was that since the planet inside was named Saturn, the father of Jupiter. The New planet should be named after the father of Saturn, Ouranos in the greek form. Hence the name. Perhaps they should have thought another time.....

Perhaps not ALL of us are immature......there are one or two scholars to balance us out...
Cool info, thanks Kurben!

 

[Out of Order]

Thanks Kuben. That is surely going to create more buzz around Uranus!

 

[not_nadine]

Then they started changing the the way it was pronounced. That did not help.
It went from Uranus to Urineis

 

[FlakeNoir]

Thanks Kuben. That is surely going to create more buzz around Uranus!

Careful... you're going to become the butt of every joke at this rate.

 

[Out of Order]

Careful... you're going to become the butt of every joke at this rate.

I'm used to it.........I'm always a little behind.

 

[FlakeNoir]

I'm used to it.........I'm always a little behind.

Damn... I am (completely) brain dead, somebody else needs to take my seat.

 

[Sundrop]

Thanks Kuben. That is surely going to create more buzz around Uranus!

Yours buzzes???:........maybe you need to have that checked.

 

[Out of Order]

Yours buzzes???:........maybe you need to have that checked.

I've thought of it, butt the doctor already has his hands full......

 

[Kurben]

I've thought of it, butt the doctor already has his hands full......

With what i wonder..... (i can be immature too)