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| From | Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy |
| Subject | Re: What Sun are they referring to? |
| Date | 2018-05-11 23:13 +1000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <pd44ud$3ud$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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Libor Striz wrote on 11/05/18 17:26: > Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> Wrote in message: >> Libor Striz wrote on 11/05/18 15:51: >>> The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> Wrote in message: >>>> "The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined in August 2006 that, >>>> in the Solar System, a planet is a celestial body which: is in orbit around the Sun,..." >>>> >>>> What Sun are they referring to???? >>> >>> There is only one star called the Sun >>> and only one star system called the Solar system, same as there is >>> only one the Moon. >>> >> More correctly, there is only one star called "Sol", our sun, and the >> system of bodies that orbits the star called "Sol" is called "the Solar >> System"!! > > It depends on language. > Sol in Latin, Sun in English. > Huummm!! Without checking, I would have gone for Greek, rather than English or Latin!! -- Daniel
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What Sun are they referring to? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-10 22:10 -0700
Re:What Sun are they referring to? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-05-11 07:51 +0200
Re: What Sun are they referring to? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-10 23:58 -0700
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-05-11 09:19 +0200
Re: What Sun are they referring to? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-11 09:09 -0700
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-11 17:09 +1000
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-05-11 09:26 +0200
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-11 23:13 +1000
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-05-11 12:11 -0400
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-05-11 13:05 -0700
Re: What Sun are they referring to? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-11 21:20 +0000
Re: What Sun are they referring to? Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-05-12 19:56 +1000
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