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'''Urania''' was 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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'''Urania''' is 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]]).
  
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Latest revision as of 20:13, December 18, 2007

Urania is 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).