sag@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoUranus is so big!!telegra.phimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1825arrow-down118
arrow-up1807arrow-down1imageUranus is so big!!telegra.phsag@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squareMr Fish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoI honestly don’t know which name is better: Uranus or George. Yes, the guy who discovered the planet wanted to name it after King George, but everyone said that was too political, so it was called Uranus.
minus-squareMicromot@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThat seems pretty similar to the german prnunciation
minus-squareKeith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIt would probably have been Georgia or some derivative of George.
I honestly don’t know which name is better: Uranus or George.
Yes, the guy who discovered the planet wanted to name it after King George, but everyone said that was too political, so it was called Uranus.
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That seems pretty similar to the german prnunciation
It would probably have been Georgia or some derivative of George.