early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agoWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1159
arrow-up1159message-squareWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·13 days agoAstronomers had pretty much all agreed on the name “Uranus” by 1850, and the first spectrographic studies began in 1861—so yeah.
Astronomers had pretty much all agreed on the name “Uranus” by 1850, and the first spectrographic studies began in 1861—so yeah.