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According to scientists, Venus is considered one of the brightest planets that can be seen without the need for a telescope. The planet was named after the Greek goddess of love which was Aphrodite and it was discovered by the mathematician Pythagoras.

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Where was Venus discovered?

ancient history


Who in history is the goddess of love?

Aphrodite was or in Roman names Venus.


What is some history of the planet Venus formation?

Venus was created by the big bang that happen 14.5 billion years ago


Is Venus permanent magnetic?

No, Venus does not have a permanent magnetic field like Earth. It is believed that Venus may have had a magnetic field early in its history, but it likely dissipated over time.


Why does Venus rotate differently than all of the planets?

The most likely explanation is that Venus suffered a cataclysmic collision with another object early in its history, which slowed its rotation.


What is Venus's history?

Venus is a planet that is shrouded in dense clouds of sulfuric acid. At one time though, Venus was very much like Earth until many years ago the planet overheated and the surface waters evaporated. No one knows why this phenomenon happened.


What is a transit in Venus?

A transit of Venus occurs when the planet Venus passes directly between Earth and the Sun, appearing as a small, dark disc moving across the face of the Sun. These transits are rare, happening in pairs separated by eight years, and then not occurring again for over a century. They have been important in history for helping to determine the size of the solar system.


What is the roman name of the planet venus?

The goddess, "Venus" was a Roman entity. There originally was no equal goddess in Greek mythology, though one goddess whose attributes overlapped those of Venus was Aphrodite (aff-roe-DYE-tee). Somewhere along the line of history, the attributes of Aphrodite were added to those of Venus, and after that the two goddesses were thought of as being identical. So, we can safely say that the Greek name for the Planet Venus is Planet Aphrodite.


Why is the continents on Venus named after Aphrodite and Ishtar?

Venus, in Roman mythology, is the god of love, fertility, sex and beauty. Aphrodite (Greek) and Ishtar (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian) are the same god for different civilisations through history.


Who invened the water pipe?

Venus from Rome did the first lead wiped joint and you can find this fact in the history of plumbing part 2


Can we the Venus?

if you mean can we get to venus. I say that we cannot land on venus. It is capable to orbit venus


Is Venus smaller or larger than Venus?

Venus is exactly the same size as Venus.