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| − | '''Urania''' | + | '''Urania''' ias the [[muse]] of [[astronomy]]. She has two important symbols: the first is the [[globe]], the second being the [[turtle]], which is symbolic for silence. Her name means "heavenly," and is the source for many observatories (most notably, [[Tyco Brahe]]'s observatory [[Uraniborg]]) as well as the eight planet of our [[Solar System]], [[Uranus]]. |
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Revision as of 16:29, July 24, 2007
Urania ias the muse of astronomy. She has two important symbols: the first is the globe, the second being the turtle, which is symbolic for silence. Her name means "heavenly," and is the source for many observatories (most notably, Tyco Brahe's observatory Uraniborg) as well as the eight planet of our Solar System, Uranus.