Question- where the heck is that experimental solar sail thing gone?

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Facts about: Uranus

So I'm going to change my earlier assumption and guess it was called Georgium for about 40-80 years. (Probably dependant on where you were at the time)

There doesn't seem to be a definite date but it looks as if it was also known a Herschel for a time as well

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One source said 50 years. However, I suspect the departure of King George III in 1820 did not hurt the Uranus proponents. (the rascals :-? )

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"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.

The Russian booster failed about 2 minutes after it's submarine launch. I suppose it went back to sea. :-?

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"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.

Conflicting sources. :P

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Ok - Easy history question

When was Spunik 1 launched, year and date - extra kudos for the launch time.

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Ya'll's pedanticness, though honorable, is making this more interesting, albeit, somewhat less comical.

It was King George III that made Herschel Royal Astronomer. Herschel, supposedly, wanted to honor him for this act.

Herschel thought it was a comet originally. Olber realized the orbit was more planetary. So, in summary, Herschel called it a star, "Sidus", thinking it was a comet but it was really a planet (one which is half-way upside down )

A French mathematician helped with the orbit and promoted, apparently, the Herschel name.

It was the German which settled it. Another English, French and German affair. :P

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"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.

I know it was 1957, I think it was oktober, I have a hunch for the 21st, and I'll guess 10.23 AM CRT (Central Russian Time).

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Right year, right month, wrong day

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It was October 4th, 1957.

Since Fram's probably asleep, I'll ask:

Who said, "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." (hey, it's in an astronomy book!)

Edit, and it's not The Pretenders. :wink:

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Correct Melusine

I really had to scratch around for the launch time though

ugcs.caltech.edu Sputnik1

You can also hear Sputnik 1 at the AmSat website (scroll down the page to the second item)

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Question: Name as many possible planets has you can (Like Qu****

BTW: sorry for not giving a quetstion last time.

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Now, why are you laughing at me, Frog?? :P Oct 4th ---> Nov 3rd ---> Poor Laika (don't talk about it though, it depresses me even though I wasn't even alive).

Who remembers launch times of the Sputniks? I think Glom may have done one of these Q&A's in the Apollo Hoax forum; I have some great coffee-table books with lots of 1950's-1960's pictures and cultural info--a little girl wearing some beanie-like hat with "Sputnik Spotter" and a radar propeller on top while she's looking through some toyish telescope, lol. I actually know more about that era than astronomy- -but I'd like to change that. 8)
Is CC Irish? Wilde had some great epigrams. Sorry, carry on...

Conspiracy Cam's question again:

Question: Name as many possible planets has you can (Like Qu****

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This is a pretty ambiguous question....the person who names the most wins?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, George (oops, Uranus :P) Neptune, Pluto, Sedna, Quaoar (spelt wrong )....that's it from me.

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I'm confused...he wants names to planetoids and asteroids?

Quaoar and Sedna

Does Ceres and Pallas count? I looked this up in my books, and they don't count these under planets (my Covington book doesn't either), but under asteroids and comet chapters. Wikipedia discusses "the definition of planet" here:

"Even with the Pluto and lunar controversies excluded, there is no agreed consensus on what a strict definition of a planet should be. The criteria for most definitions generally include that it must orbit a star, be big, and yet not big enough to produce nuclear fusion in its core. However, none of these criteria are as clear-cut as they seem."

C-Munch, CC has gone AWOL for now, so I would just ask a question.

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I agree, the question is too vague. It doesn't even specify whether we should be limited to just the Solar System.

Otherwise my list starts with HD 147513-b

But you are all only listing the planets. Can you name them, like the question was?

Umm, time for a new question, I think. Anyone?

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Alright, How About this One:

What was The Planet Uranus', Original Name?

And, No One Say, "Urectum," OK ...

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