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nephihaha
46 days ago
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Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s...
Uranus and Neptune don't have a long human heritage either. Neither appears to have been known to the Babylonians.
p-e-w
46 days ago
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Uranus has been observed since antiquity, but wasn’t recognized as a planet.
nephihaha
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Herschel put Uranus on the map, so to speak. It is barely visible and never played a large part in ancient astrology/astronomy (I use both terms here as they were not separate at the time.)
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