Re: The Astronomers Giveth and the Astronomers Taketh Away

nance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Anthony Nance) wrote in
news:dcnrfl$evn$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> In article <hrVGe.8471$_%4.7982@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Mike Schilling <mscottschilling@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>...
>>Planets are 1-1 with chemical elements.

> Interesting. Of the nine traditional planets, Mercury, Uranus,
> Neptune and Pluto have natural assignments. What about the
> rest? - Tony

Traditionally:

Sun: Gold
Moon: Silver
Mercury: Mercury (no surprise)
Venus: Copper
Mars: Iron (which turns out to be nicely appropriate to its major
colorant)
Jupiter: Tin
Saturn: Lead

(Earth wasn't a planet in this scheme, of course, and was treated
as an element along with fire, air, and water. Though if we're
counting uranium, neptunium, and plutonium, then we can presumably
also use tellurium to fill out the chart.)

Mike

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