| The Solar system
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The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky, the Sun, the Moon and
five planets. They named them after their most important gods.
If you click on the Sun, Moon or planet name, you will go to an outside
website so you can find out more information about the Solar System. If you want
to return here, click on the Back button above. The god's title will take you to my description of the god.
| If you compare the gods
in the Roman Solar Sytem with the
days of the week, you will see that they are the
same. The days of the week are Saxon. They are named after the
Sun, Moon and planets.
There are jewels and metals connected with the planets as well.
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Planets discovered in modern times
You need a telescope to see these planets.
The planet names are the names of Roman gods, except Uranus, who was a Greek god.
By 2006, astronomers had discovered other things in the solar system which were bigger than Pluto, so they decided to make Pluto a dwarf planet instead. This means that there are now 8 planets (including Earth) rather than 9.
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