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The term planet means 'wanderer'. (It is from the Greek planomi).
Early skywatchers noticed that almost all the stars move in a steady rotation across the heavens. (Of course it is really the earth which rotates). But a handful of stars zigzagged irregularly back and forth. (The stars seem to move all together because they are so distant from us; we notice the movement of the planets because they are much closer).
Mercury zigzagged back and forth the fastest. So Mercury became the messenger of the gods. Venus appears at her brightest just after dusk, and just before dawn; so she became the planet of Love. And so on ...
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Who are the first team called wanderers?
planets
How come Planets are called planets?
planets comes from the greek word meaning wanderers.
What did the greek call planets?
the Greeks called the planets wanderers
What are the inner planets sometimes call?
the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets
What the objects that move among the stars were called during ancient times?
planets, meaning the wanderers.
Are planets called wanderers?
In a sense. The work planet comes from a Greek word meaning "wandering star."
What are moving stars?
Planets; from 'Planetes,' or 'Wanderers.'
The Greeks discovered wanderers in the sky known as?
They observed that all the stars seemed to stay still relative to each other except a small group of stars they called 'planets' the Greek for 'wanderers'. Later it was discovered that the Planets were entirely unrelated to stars and much, much closer.
What revolve around the sun on an elliptical orbit and are called Wanderers?
the planets, the word planet comes from the latin word wanderer
What are the inner three planets sometimes called?
terrestrial planets
Why are planets called major planets?
They are sometimes called "major planets" to distinguish them from the "minor planets" (the asteroids) and "dwarf planets" like Pluto.
Why are planets also called as wanderers?
The very first astronomers merely looked at night at the stars. They noticed that almost all the stars circled the north star (Polaris) during the night (this is due to the Earth's rotation). Some of the stars seemed to be moving differently, with paths of their own, these were not stars, but were planets.
