The second planet from the Sun and the third brightest object in the Earth’s sky after the Sun and Moon. Also referred to as Earth’s sister planet, because of its similar size and mass. It is also the closest planet to Earth. This planet is known as Venus and was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty and is the second largest terrestrial planet. This planet is sometimes referred to as the “morning star” and the “evening star.” One day on Venus is longer than one year. Along with all of these things Venus also has a variety of atmospheric conditions, characteristics of the celestial body, including the path of movement and the personality of the celestial body.
The Planet Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. They believe that because of the planets brightness the Babylonians in 1581 referred to Venus as the “bright queen of the sky” ("Venus Facts: Interesting Facts about Planet Venus • The Planets", n.d.). The discovery of Venus was actually quite easy for the fact that the planet is visible with an unaided eye, but because of this fact it is hard to say who truly discovered the planet. We don’t know when Venus was first
The surface of Venus is covered by thick clouds. The clouds on Venus are made up of sulfur dioxide and drops of sulfuric acid. They reflect about 755 of the sunlight that hits them, making them opaque. Beneath the clouds only a fraction of sunlight reaches the surface. The upper clouds of Venus are between 30 – 50 miles’ altitude. This is the part of Venus that we see in telescopes and visible light photographs of the planet. These clouds rain sulfuric acid that never reaches the ground. The high temperatures of Venus evaporate the sulfuric acid drops causing them to then rise up again and back into the clouds. Some space crafts have even detected lightning on Venus, coming out of the clouds almost like it does here on Earth (Cain,
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Uranus was discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel. He at first wanted to name the planet Sidus Georgium which is latin for George’s star after the king of England. Another astronomer Johann Bode advised Herschel against it and suggested instead that he use a name from Greco-Roman mythology like all other planets. So Uranus was given its name which is the father of Saturn.
The Birth of Venus is a beautiful Renaissance canvas masterpiece created by Sandro Botticello. The picture illustrates the birth of Venus in a very mystical way. Venus has emerged from sea on a shell which is being driven to shore by flying wind-gods. She is surrounded by beautiful roses which are painted in a truly remarkable color. As she is about to step to land, one of the Hours hands her a purple cloak. The back drop includes the sea and a forest. The overall effect of this painting are almost overwhelming, color and beauty meet the eye in every angle.
The first man to witness Uranus was a man named Galileo Galilei, but he believed it to be a star. John Hansteed, James Bradley, and Peirre Charles Le Monnier were all well known astronomers and when they too observed this planet, they assumed it to be the same thing as Galileo had thought. William Herschel believed it to be a star as well, until he observed it more diligently and realized its pattern was not one of a star.
The author of the Latin poem, The Vigil of Venus, remains a mystery, along with the date it was penned. Many have speculated who might have written this piece of poetry, but no one can be certain. It is assumed that it was written in early spring on the eve of the festival of Venus, and set it what might be Sicily. The writer is focused on the natural world, and seems motivated by love, spring, and hope of the renewal of both. Some believe this particular piece is seen through the eyes of Venus, known in Greek mythology as the mother of the Roman people. Critics might argue that this poem somehow suggests the imminent fall of the Roman Empire, and while I agree with this possible explanation, I could argue
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The age of the figurine has been changed several times. Originally, when found, the date was estimated to be 15,000 to 10,000 BCE. During the 1970’s the time period was adjusted to 25,000 to 20,000 BCE; the date was again recalculated in the 1980’s to 30,000 to 25,000 BCE; the most recent estimate of age was in the 1990’s and was placed at 24,000 to 22,000 BCE after scientific research was performed on the rock stratification. This statuette was discovered by Josef Szombathy in 1908 near the town of Willendorf, Austria, in an Aurignacian loess deposit, which loosely defined is a yellow brown loamy geological deposit dating to the Paleolithic period. The name Venus was first associated with the figurine as a joke.
orbit is the most circular of any planet, with an eccentricy of less than 1%.
Knowing Venus of Willendorf is a sculpture, she has very nice defined lines. She has a nice combination of vertical, horizontal and curved lines. The artist has given her a nice horizontal line crossing across her breast that her arms create that draw you in. From the horizontal line to the vertical line that draws your eye down to look at her genitalia. She also has nice curved lines that form all around her. From the top of her head, to her breast, to the middle of her stomach, that bring your eye to her behind and back to the front of her legs. The artist has created a nice curved lines that surrounds her breast, as well as her stomach and rear hind. Another way to view her is from the side, which gives you a nice sense of her curved lines that you eye follows down in a flow.
The Sun is a huge, bright sphere that is mostly made up of gas that is about 5 billion years old. The Sun is the closest to the Earth, it is 145 million km distant (this distance is called an Astronomical Unit). The next closest star is 300,000 times further away. There are probably millions of similar stars in the Milky Way galaxy (and even more galaxies in the Universe), but the Sun is the most important to us because it supports life on Earth.
Neptune gets its name from the Roman god of the sea. Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun and is the fourth largest. Neptune was discovered after scientist noticed that Uranus orbit didn't follow Newton's law, it was presumed that there must be another planet. Galileo originally thought Neptune was a star. Pluto's orbit is so eccentric, it sometimes crosses the orbit of Neptune making Neptune the most distant planet from the Sun. Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Aug 25, 1989. Much of we know about Neptune comes from this single encounter. Neptune's blue color is largely the result of absorption of red light by methane in the atmosphere. Neptune has rapid winds and large storms. Neptune's winds are the fastest
The red looks so bright that it is able to be seen from the earth with the naked eye. The planet is ¾ red, it also has many dark spots and white at the poles, these are the planets polar ice caps. Mars is the second smallest planet from the sun, Mercury being the first. It is 141,600,000 miles away from the sun.
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. Knowing this characteristic will make identify Venus easier since in picture and diagrams it will appear dry and
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli depicts a moment from Venus birth when she stepping, almost floating, off the seashell that was blown ashore by Zephyors along with Chloris. Horae awaits Venus arrival to shore with a large red cloak to cover her naked body .Venus is the Roman goddess of love, sex, beauty, fertility, and prostitution. Venus is the Roman Aphrodite. Born of seafoam from a singled drop of blood in to the sea from the castration of her farther Uranus by his son Saturn.
Venus is the second planet closest to the Sun. It is the sixth largest planet in the solar system. A day in Venus lasts 243 days in earth years. One year on Venus is about 224 Earth days. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system with an average of 840 degrees Fahrenheit.