Still holding out for Georgium Sidus
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October 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Still holding out for Georgium Sidus
'Orfeo y los animales'
Creación hacia 1650.
Técnica: Óleo sobre tabla.
Dimensiones: 39 × 53 cm.
Ubicación: Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie, Georgium, Dessau, Alemania.
Autor: Aelbert Cuyp (neerlandés, 1620-1691)
#arts #paintings
Creación hacia 1650.
Técnica: Óleo sobre tabla.
Dimensiones: 39 × 53 cm.
Ubicación: Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie, Georgium, Dessau, Alemania.
Autor: Aelbert Cuyp (neerlandés, 1620-1691)
#arts #paintings
October 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
'Orfeo y los animales'
Creación hacia 1650.
Técnica: Óleo sobre tabla.
Dimensiones: 39 × 53 cm.
Ubicación: Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie, Georgium, Dessau, Alemania.
Autor: Aelbert Cuyp (neerlandés, 1620-1691)
#arts #paintings
Creación hacia 1650.
Técnica: Óleo sobre tabla.
Dimensiones: 39 × 53 cm.
Ubicación: Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie, Georgium, Dessau, Alemania.
Autor: Aelbert Cuyp (neerlandés, 1620-1691)
#arts #paintings
Herschel in 1781: I shall call this new planet Georgium Sidus, after our exalted monarch, King George III
U.S.A. in 2026: despite the specific origins of our republic, what if we had a shockingly similar political environment?
U.S.A. in 2026: despite the specific origins of our republic, what if we had a shockingly similar political environment?
August 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Herschel in 1781: I shall call this new planet Georgium Sidus, after our exalted monarch, King George III
U.S.A. in 2026: despite the specific origins of our republic, what if we had a shockingly similar political environment?
U.S.A. in 2026: despite the specific origins of our republic, what if we had a shockingly similar political environment?
William Herschel originally named the planet Uranus Georgium Sidus in honor of George III. The name didn't stick, but shortly afterward the king named him Astronomer Royal. Only because of his scientific work, of course. Nothing else.
August 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
William Herschel originally named the planet Uranus Georgium Sidus in honor of George III. The name didn't stick, but shortly afterward the king named him Astronomer Royal. Only because of his scientific work, of course. Nothing else.
the biggest mistake you can make is to play a song for a friend and expect them to love the lyrics as much as you do. there you are, blinking back tears, while your friend is hoping that an airplane hits your house so they don’t have to listen to this lugubrious shit
(a poem by david kirby)
(a poem by david kirby)
August 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
the biggest mistake you can make is to play a song for a friend and expect them to love the lyrics as much as you do. there you are, blinking back tears, while your friend is hoping that an airplane hits your house so they don’t have to listen to this lugubrious shit
(a poem by david kirby)
(a poem by david kirby)
William Herschel. Good guy with a telescope, not so much
with the lingo: he called his discovery “Georgium Sidus”
or “Georgian Star” after George III, but the name didn’t stick.
—David Kirby with the #PoemOfTheDay from the July/August issue of POETRY. https://bit.ly/4gSbDXR
with the lingo: he called his discovery “Georgium Sidus”
or “Georgian Star” after George III, but the name didn’t stick.
—David Kirby with the #PoemOfTheDay from the July/August issue of POETRY. https://bit.ly/4gSbDXR
The Man Who Discovered Uranus
There you are, blinking back tears, while your friend is hoping that an airplane hits your house so they don't have to listen to this lugubrious shit...
www.poetryfoundation.org
July 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
William Herschel. Good guy with a telescope, not so much
with the lingo: he called his discovery “Georgium Sidus”
or “Georgian Star” after George III, but the name didn’t stick.
—David Kirby with the #PoemOfTheDay from the July/August issue of POETRY. https://bit.ly/4gSbDXR
with the lingo: he called his discovery “Georgium Sidus”
or “Georgian Star” after George III, but the name didn’t stick.
—David Kirby with the #PoemOfTheDay from the July/August issue of POETRY. https://bit.ly/4gSbDXR
"Reverendissimum Georgium Marium Bergog... ah, no...es que me había quedado en la sotana el papelito de la otra vez. Peren un cachito..."
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Reverendissimum Georgium Marium Bergog... ah, no...es que me había quedado en la sotana el papelito de la otra vez. Peren un cachito..."
Among my collection of Herscheliana is a Wedgwood jasperware portrait of William Herschel, with Saturn and Georgium Sidus orbiting above. (What’s your favorite portrait of an astronomer?)
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Among my collection of Herscheliana is a Wedgwood jasperware portrait of William Herschel, with Saturn and Georgium Sidus orbiting above. (What’s your favorite portrait of an astronomer?)
#ImaginaryMuseum
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch artist, May 1, 1566 - June 27, 1641
Portrait of an Unknown Man
The Georgium, Dessau, Germany
Visit The Imaginary Museum danieljlieberman.com
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch artist, May 1, 1566 - June 27, 1641
Portrait of an Unknown Man
The Georgium, Dessau, Germany
Visit The Imaginary Museum danieljlieberman.com
May 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#ImaginaryMuseum
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch artist, May 1, 1566 - June 27, 1641
Portrait of an Unknown Man
The Georgium, Dessau, Germany
Visit The Imaginary Museum danieljlieberman.com
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch artist, May 1, 1566 - June 27, 1641
Portrait of an Unknown Man
The Georgium, Dessau, Germany
Visit The Imaginary Museum danieljlieberman.com
Gestern der ganze Tag und die halbe Nacht Fan-Kultur, heute Architektur.
May 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Gestern der ganze Tag und die halbe Nacht Fan-Kultur, heute Architektur.
Herschel's name was "Georgium Sidus." (It sounds better in Latin.)
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Herschel's name was "Georgium Sidus." (It sounds better in Latin.)
Herschel's proposed name was "Georgium Sidus." Sounds more Latin, but it means "George's Star," and of course a planet isn't a star.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Herschel's proposed name was "Georgium Sidus." Sounds more Latin, but it means "George's Star," and of course a planet isn't a star.
"Georgium Sidus" in the wild!!!
This whole thing is amazing.
This whole thing is amazing.
Imagine the complicated and precious genius of the girl who made this embroidery sampler in 1811
The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Georgium Sidus" in the wild!!!
This whole thing is amazing.
This whole thing is amazing.
As a side note - newly discovered uranium was given its name in support of Bode's idea and against Georgium Sidus. So if Bode had gotten his Roman gods right, we'd have an element called "caelium", and be talking about "caelium bombs", "transcaelic elements", etc :)
March 5, 2024 at 2:58 PM
As a side note - newly discovered uranium was given its name in support of Bode's idea and against Georgium Sidus. So if Bode had gotten his Roman gods right, we'd have an element called "caelium", and be talking about "caelium bombs", "transcaelic elements", etc :)
It's the way it is because Le Verrier didn't bother to learn anything about Roman mythology, and just assumed that the Roman version of the Greek Ouranos was named "Uranus".
At least it's better than some of the names under consideration. Herschel wanted "Georgium Sidus" after King George III :Þ
At least it's better than some of the names under consideration. Herschel wanted "Georgium Sidus" after King George III :Þ
March 5, 2024 at 2:53 PM
It's the way it is because Le Verrier didn't bother to learn anything about Roman mythology, and just assumed that the Roman version of the Greek Ouranos was named "Uranus".
At least it's better than some of the names under consideration. Herschel wanted "Georgium Sidus" after King George III :Þ
At least it's better than some of the names under consideration. Herschel wanted "Georgium Sidus" after King George III :Þ
Thankfully not George. But almost King George, Georgium or The Georgium Sidus.
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thankfully not George. But almost King George, Georgium or The Georgium Sidus.
“Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; habemus Papam:
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Marium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Bergoglio
qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscum.”
I remember thinking then how amazing it was to have lived to see a South American pope
and now two
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Marium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Bergoglio
qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscum.”
I remember thinking then how amazing it was to have lived to see a South American pope
and now two
Habemus Papam Francesco
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December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; habemus Papam:
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Marium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Bergoglio
qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscum.”
I remember thinking then how amazing it was to have lived to see a South American pope
and now two
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Marium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Bergoglio
qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscum.”
I remember thinking then how amazing it was to have lived to see a South American pope
and now two
Does it take a powerful 'scope to see Georgium Sidus, or could it be seen with, say, binoculars?
March 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Does it take a powerful 'scope to see Georgium Sidus, or could it be seen with, say, binoculars?
Amazing. I had no idea, but “Herschel decided to name the object Georgium Sidus (George’s Star), or the ‘Georgian Planet’, in honour of his new patron, King George III” (Wikipedia)
My favourite Uranus fact is that, funny as its name is, its first name was George
In bonus anniversary news today, it’s the 245th anniversary of William Herschel spotting an object up in space which was eventually confirmed as a new planet, and – to the delight of schoolchildren everywhere – given the name Uranus
March 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Amazing. I had no idea, but “Herschel decided to name the object Georgium Sidus (George’s Star), or the ‘Georgian Planet’, in honour of his new patron, King George III” (Wikipedia)
Maybe Georgium Sidus wasn't such a bad name after all
October 9, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Maybe Georgium Sidus wasn't such a bad name after all
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM