With the exception of Earth, all of the planets in our solar system have names from Greek or Roman mythology.
This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered in more modern times.
Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery in Roman mythology..
Traditional names for the brightest stars come from the old Arabic names.
Some bright stars have either Flamsteed numbers or Greek letters assigned originally by Bayer.
Other stars are generally referred to by a catalogue number.
There is a very small number of stars which are named after individual astronomers..
Physical Cosmology : which deals with physics, astronomy, and astrophysics.
Religious Cosmology : the origin stories of different religious groups.
Metaphysical Cosmology : examines the hows and whys behind the origin of the universe, not relying on any specific religious doctrine..
On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to universe, such as: cosmos, macrocosm, nature, world, everything, and natural world..
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Here is a list of baby names inspired by the heavens, dawn, actual stars, and the moon, as well as a list of famous astronomy-related people
Take inspiration from the entire galaxy to choose a name for your child
From Alya to Zora, these names draw from the skies above
These baby names are all inspired by the skies or heavens in some way
Circinus (galaxy and constellation) 12
Andromeda (galaxy and constellation) 13
Virgo (constellation) 14 Lynx (constellation) 15 Aquila (constellation) 16 Sirius (star) 17 Epsilon (star) 18 Wolf (multpile stars)Historical cosmologies
Name Author and date Classification Remarks Hindu cosmology Rigveda ( c. 1700 –1100 BCE ) Cyclical or oscillating, Infinite in tim ... Primal matter remains manifest for 311.0 ... Jain cosmology Jain Agamas (written around 500 CE as pe ... Cyclical or oscillating, eternal and fin ... Jain cosmology considers the loka, or un ... Babylonian cosmology Babylonian literature ( c. 2300 –500 BCE ... Flat earth floating in infinite "waters ... The Earth and the Heavens form a unit wi ... Eleatic cosmology Parmenides ( c. 515 BCE ) Finite and spherical in extent The Universe is unchanging, uniform, per ... 10 more rows ... Nov 5 2023
