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Subject: Re: I can name that star in 1 note...
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Date: Fri, 19-Aug-83 17:45:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 19 17:45:19 1983
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     I like the word 'Sol'.  It is Latin and it rhymes with dole.
     It has sort of a majesty about it, probably because I have
     never known anyone named Sol, so I associate it only with
     the Sun, which is just what it's called, not what its name is.

     It occurs to me that if boys might get mad about being named
     Sol, every living male has reason to get upset about being
     called Sun. [very bad, I know :-)]

     The Milky Way is a wonderful name for our galaxy.  I remember
     reading somewhere (perhaps in Science 78) about a star cluster
     or small galaxy discovered very close to the Milky Way.  
     The name proposed by the discoverers was 'Snickers'.
     Can anyone verify?

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