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=Names of Mythological Figures (official IAU nomenclature)= | =Names of Mythological Figures (official IAU nomenclature)= | ||
| − | <br /> [ | + | <br /> [[Apollo|Apollo]]<br /> [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Artemis Artemis]<br /> [[Atlas|Atlas]]<br /> [[Cepheus|Cepheus]]<br /> [[Daedalus|Daedalus]]<br /> [[Endymion|Endymion]]<br /> [[Hercules|Hercules]]<br /> [[Icarus|Icarus]]<br /> [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Isis Isis]<br /> [[Mercurius|Mercurius]]<br /> [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Osiris Osiris]<br /> <br /> |
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * The original lunar names taken from what we would today regard as mythology -- [ | + | * The original lunar names taken from what we would today regard as mythology -- [[Atlas|Atlas]], [[Cepheus|Cepheus]], [[Endymion|Endymion]], [[Hercules|Hercules]] and [[Mercurius|Mercurius]] (together with the discontinued name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes Hermes]) -- were introduced by [[Riccioli|Riccioli]], who used them to label features near the Moon's northeast limb. Riccioli evidently felt these Greek legends, and the astronomical contributions attributed to them, derived from the lives of actual historic persons who [http://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/pageview/194693 he placed] in the range 1580-1345 BC, no less real to him than [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster] (who Riccioli regarded as the first astronomer, placing him at 1990 BC, and after whom he also named a feature in this area). <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> |
| − | * Mythological (and religious) figures are no longer an [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append6.html acceptable source] of names for IAU approval on the Moon, although the names [ | + | * Mythological (and religious) figures are no longer an [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append6.html acceptable source] of names for IAU approval on the Moon, although the names [[Daedalus|Daedalus]] and [[Icarus|Icarus]] were added in [[Menzel%2C%201971|Menzel, 1971]], presumably justified by the possibility that there was an historic basis to the legends. |
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Revision as of 15:06, 15 April 2018
Names of Mythological Figures (official IAU nomenclature)
Apollo
Artemis
Atlas
Cepheus
Daedalus
Endymion
Hercules
Icarus
Isis
Mercurius
Osiris
Additional Information
- The original lunar names taken from what we would today regard as mythology -- Atlas, Cepheus, Endymion, Hercules and Mercurius (together with the discontinued name Hermes) -- were introduced by Riccioli, who used them to label features near the Moon's northeast limb. Riccioli evidently felt these Greek legends, and the astronomical contributions attributed to them, derived from the lives of actual historic persons who he placed in the range 1580-1345 BC, no less real to him than Zoroaster (who Riccioli regarded as the first astronomer, placing him at 1990 BC, and after whom he also named a feature in this area). - JimMosher JimMosher
- Mythological (and religious) figures are no longer an acceptable source of names for IAU approval on the Moon, although the names Daedalus and Icarus were added in Menzel, 1971, presumably justified by the possibility that there was an historic basis to the legends.
This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by - tychocrater tychocrater on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm
