i would realy like to know who named other planets such as pluto,mars,venus,etc.etc. thank you tom n.
2007-11-05 01:34:54 · 7 answers · asked by Thomas N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mercury - named by Romans after their god of trade Mercurius
Venus - named by Romans after their goddess of love Venus
Mars - named by Romans after Mars their god of war
Jupiter - named by Romans after their god Jupiter their king of gods
Saturn - named by Romans after their god Saturnus father of Zeus
Uranus - named by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode after the Greek diety of the sky Uranus.
Neptune - named after Roman god of sea Neptune by a French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier.
Pluto - named by Venetia Burney an 11 year old school girl in Oxford after the Greek god Hades - Pluto another name for him.
2007-11-05 02:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by Unrequited Soul 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All planets out to Saturn are basically folk names. They are really the names of Roman gods, but how they came to be associated with these planets isn't really clear to me. Uranus was named by Johann Elert Bode. Neptune was named by Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier. Pluto was named by Percival Lowell.
2007-11-05 09:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This question shows a basic ignorance of the history of astronomy, or, more fundamentally, a misunderstanding of history in general. Except for Uranus and Neptune, which were discovered in historic times and hence have discoverers and namers, all the other planets, plus the Sun, the Moon, and most of the stars have been known to humanity for thousands of years, perhaps hundreds of thousands of years. So it is impossible to say who "discovered" them or "named" them.
Luckily, I'm old enough to have received a good general education in school, and have continued to learn all through my life. It would never occur to me to ask a question like this, the answer is so obvious.
2007-11-05 10:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While I cannot tell you who exactly named the planets, I can tell you from where the names came from...The names of the planets are derived from the names of Roman gods.
Hope that helps!
2007-11-05 09:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by jaded06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans named the planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
2007-11-05 09:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people who discover it
2007-11-05 10:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by Qastro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try and visit this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions
2007-11-05 09:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by rovi f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋