Uranus why named

When he presented his discovery to the Royal Society , he maintained this theory, but also likened it to a planet. As was recorded in the Journal of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society on the occasion of his presentation:. From experience I know that the diameters of the fixed stars are not proportionally magnified with higher powers, as planets are; therefore I now put the powers at and , and found that the diameter of the comet increased in proportion to the power, as it ought to be, on the supposition of its not being a fixed star, while the diameters of the stars to which I compared it were not increased in the same ratio.

Moreover, the comet being magnified much beyond what its light would admit of, appeared hazy and ill-defined with these great powers, while the stars preserved that lustre and distinctness which from many thousand observations I knew they would retain. The sequel has shown that my surmises were well-founded, this proving to be the Comet we have lately observed.

In time, astronomers like Johann Elert Bode would conclude that it was a planet, based on its nearly-circular orbit. By , Herschel himself acknowledged that it was a planet to the Royal Society. Consistent with this, Bode proposed the name Uranus in a treatise. In other languages, the planet is known by a number of other names. A 3D rendering of Uranus. Ferdinand Bada January 4 in World Facts. Olympic Games History.

Wikimedia Commons. History Space. Subscribe to our Newsletter! Bode's colleague, Martin Klaproth , supported his choice and named his newly discovered element "uranium. Most people are taught that the name of the tilted planet sounds like "your-anus," a pronunciation sure to elicit snickers. It seems particularly humorous when you discuss the methane composition of Uranus , or you want to talk about how hot Uranus is.

You know you smiled a little. Unfortunately, because it is so rarely heard outside the walls of academia, it almost seems to call even more attention to the avoided pronunciation. Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla writes about how, in her former life teaching science to fifth graders, she taught that the second pronunciation was "You're a nuss.