Because we didn't have much technology back then.
telescopes
i only know two planets the to planets are pegasus 51b and the niburu
All of the planets larger than Earth have several moons.Mercury and Venus are the only planets for which no satelliteshave been discovered.
The Romans named the five planets closest to the sun after their most important gods. These were the only planets that were bright enough for them to see. Later, when telscopes were used, other planets were discovered. Astronomers decided to continue naming the Planets after Roman Gods. Neptune, a blueish planet, was named after the Roman god of the Sea.
Seeing as there are 344 discovered planets, and Earth is the only one with life, there is a 1/344 probability so far. the more planets discovered without life, the less the chances are that there could be life on them
Uranus and Neptune were discovered in modern times. Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, and Neptune was discovered in 1846 by Johann Galle, based on calculations by Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams.
Ancient India discovered only 5 planets without a telescope, because they could see the planets with their eyes, just as we can. Those planets are:MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturn
There are only 8 planets so far (that have been discovered) in our solar system.There are also 4 dwarf planets (these are not proper planets).Starting with the closest to the sun:MercuryVenusEarthMars(Ceres - Dwarf)JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune(Pluto - Dwarf)(Makemake - Dwarf)(Eris - Dwarf)There are probably more - but these are the only ones that have been discovered.
The five-letter planets in our solar system are Earth and Venus. These two planets each have five letters in their names and are known for their unique characteristics, such as Earth being the only known planet to support life and Venus having a thick, toxic atmosphere.
Only Uranus and Neptune were not known to the Sumerians, and required telescopes in order to be discovered.
Only three planets have real discovery times. Pluto which is now a dwarf planet was found bye Clyde tombaugh uranus was discovered by sir William herschel neptune was discovered by john couch Adams
No, they would only need 1.2 planets.