![]() ![]() ![]() There was some discussion of naming the planet after Le Verrier, but ultimately Neptune, which has a vivid blue color, got its name from the Roman god of the sea. Neptune, the planet farthest from the Sun (it makes a solar revolution once every 165 years), was first seen by telescope in 1846 by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, using the mathematical calculations of French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams. It was German astronomer Johann Bode who recommended the name Uranus, a Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos however, the name Uranus didn’t gain full acceptance until the mid-1800s. Other astronomers were interested in dubbing the planet Herschel. ![]() ![]() Astronomer William Herschel, who is credited with discovering Uranus in 1781, wanted to call it “Georgium Sidus,” (George’s Star) for the British ruler at the time, King George III. Claudio PRC and Ness reveal new The Gods Planet album. Two other planets, Uranus and Neptune, were discovered after the telescope was invented in the early 1600s. Dirty Epic and Aphotic are putting on marathon event, which also includes Xhin and Henning Baer. The follow-up to 2013’ The Psychic World of Walter Reed, Killah Priest’s new album, Planet Of The Gods, will be released on 6-4-15 and it will feature 20-new tracks that is totally void of guest appearances and includes production from Jordan River Banks, Black Marvel and Ciph Parker. ![]()
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