(November 29, 2013 at 12:39 pm)Vegamo Wrote:(November 29, 2013 at 4:44 am)pocaracas Wrote: Huh? The Sun is a planet?
It was thought to be a planet before early astronomers called it a star. Nice try
Well, my understanding is the one on the wiki....
Quote: In ancient times, astronomers noted how certain lights moved across the sky in relation to the other stars. Ancient Greeks called these lights πλάνητες ἀστέρες (planetes asteres, "wandering stars") or simply πλανῆται (planētai, "wanderers"),[12] from which today's word "planet" was derived.
So.. planets were mistaken for stars. The sun was the sun... not really a star.
Nice try!
