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Most of the planets in our solar system were known and named in ancient times, from Mercury out to Saturn. Uranus, which moved in the sky too slowly, is faint as observed from Earth and was sometimes mistaken for a star, and Neptune is too faint to see without a telescope.
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∙ 12y agoMercury, Venus, Earth of course, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
They are all visible to the naked eye.
mercury, venus, earth,mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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How many planets were in our solar system in the year 1780?
The same number as there are now, but they weren't all discovered by then. Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have been known since ancient times. Uranus was first recorded in 1690 Neptune was discovered in 1846 Pluto was discovered in 1930, and later declassified as a planet. So, in 1780, we knew of 7 planets,
When did hubble discover the Milky Way?
It didn't. The Milky Way has been known since long before the Hubble telescope was created. The spiral arm we call the Milky Way has been known since ancient times.
What year was Jupiter named?
Jupiter has been named that since ancient times.
What is the order from the sun of Jupiter?
Jupiter is the fifth planet in order from the sun. Jupiter is a gas giant, with 11 times the diameter of Earth, and two and a half times the mass of all the other planets and satellites combined!
When were planets formed and how?
The planets of our solar system were formed at different times, the earth is known to have formed as a planet about 4.6 billion years ago but other planets in the solar system may have formed earlier or later as they were quite conceivably not formed in the same manner as the earth
How long have people looked at planets?
People have been watching the five visible planets since ancient times, and probably since the dawn of humanity.
What was the Date it was discovered Saturn?
Saturn has been known since prehistoric times. In ancient times, it was the most distant of the five known planets in the solar system (excluding Earth) and thus a major character in various mythologies.
Who was silver discovered by?
No body really known as it has been Known since ancient times.
Who discovered the element lead?
Lead has been known from ancient times and thus nobody knows who first discovered it.
Who found the planet Saturn?
Saturn is visible to the eye from Earth, people have known about it since ancient times. Nobody knows who first saw it.
Who discovered lampreys?
Sea Lampreys have been known since ancient times.
When was strawberry discovered?
Wild strawberries have been known since ancient times.
How was planet Saturn discovered?
Galileo discovered staurn in the lat 1610's by looking through a telescopeSaturn has been known since ancient times. It is one of the planets that can be seen in the sky without a telescope.
Who named these 8 planets?
The 8 planets of the solar system have been observed since ancient times and were named long ago, by people whose names are not recorded by history.
Was Jupiter discovered at the nasa station?
No. Jupiter has been known since ancient times.
Is it true that Slavery had existed since the ancient Greek and Roman times?
Slavery has existed since way before the ancient Greek and Roman times. It is not known when the practice began, but every ancient society had slaves and their economies were dependent on them.
How did people find out that earth was not flat?
People have known the Earth is not flat since ancient times.
