Wikijunior talk:Solar System/Uranus

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 * Uranus_(planet) -- General data
 * -- Weight data
 * Atlas of the universe ISBN 0 540 06087 9 -Neptune fact

The info about Uranus spinning on its side now appears twice.Geni 22:16, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Astronomical/Astrological Symbol for Uranus
This is something that I've been wanting to work on for some time. The current symbol that is in use for Uranus (in this Wikibook module) is a variant of a symbol that is more commonly used for astrology rather than astonomical purposes, although the distinction when using these symbols is not as clear as you would think. That is the three vertical bars above the circle.

The more "traditional" astronomical symbol for Uranus, the ball with the arrow pointing up, is something is more commonly depicted in astronomical books in the late 20th Century.

In reality, there is no accepted "standard" as the IAU does not keep an "official" list of symbols, but it is merely a convention. Pre-20th Century (and some early 20th Century) astronomical notes very frequently used these symbols when doing studies of these planets, although they were usually hand-drawn as it was the astronomer himself that was using them as a kind of short-hand notation for planetary observations.

I plan to write a major sub-section on the Wikijunior Solar System about this topic, as there is some really cool material about it. For now, however, having two redundant symbols is not really needed, but if a clean and neat rendering of this symbol can be done it would be appreciated. --Rob Horning 10:32, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure how appealing a major subsection on symbology would be to kids, but I'll hold off my judgment until I see it. In any case, it wouldn't hurt to have this symbol around in a clean picture. I've taken the liberty of reproducing the symbol in ant's style. If it's not close enough, feel free to replace it. risk 23:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Looks like the Proofing on this is done!
I just went to sign up for a task on proofreading this work prior to publication, and it looks like every task to be completed in the proofing section has been crossed off and completed. I assume this means, all being well, this one is ready to go for publication. Tmalmjursson 16:31, 1 February 2006 (UTC) Thor's Pet "Yack"