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The word planet means wandering star.

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Is wandering stars another name for mercury the planet?

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What did people think was wondering through the stars?

Planet means wandering star.


What word comes from the Greek word for wanderer?

πλανήτης [planeetees] > planet


Is this statement true or falseThe word planet comes from the Greek word planetai, which means wanderer because the ancient Greeks thought of the planets as wandering through the stars?

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The word planet comes from the Greek word meaning what?

The translation of "planet" is "wanderer". Unlike most stars, the planets appeared to drift around the sky relative to the other stars. They also occasionally (apparent retrograde motion) seemed to "double back" briefly before moving on again. Hence, "wanderers". For the sake of clarity: the actual ancient Greek phrase from which the English word "Planet" comes was "aster planetes", which means "wandering star." The modern Greek translation of English "planet" is "planetes".


How many pages does Wandering Stars have?

Wandering Stars has 239 pages.


When was Wandering Stars created?

Wandering Stars was created in 1974-01.


When was Wandering Stars - novel - created?

Wandering Stars - novel - was created in 1909.


What is the ISBN of Wandering Stars?

The ISBN of Wandering Stars is 0-06-010944-0.


Why planets called planets?

The term planet came from greek astronomers. They called wandering stars asteres planetai. They called the fixed stars asteres aplanis. See the related link for more information.


Wandering stars are really what?

Wandering stars refer to planets like Venus and Mars that appear to move against the background of fixed stars in the night sky due to their orbit around the Sun. In ancient times, these wandering stars were thought to have their own unique motion separate from the rest of the celestial bodies.


Are all wandering stars planets?

Technically yes. A long time ago, when people didn't know about planets, they called the ones that moved differently than the rest, wandering stars. That's where the word planet came from. So, in that sense, even though planets are not stars, it is accurate to call them that due to their history.