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Flag of Earth proposed by James W. Cadle in 1970. In May 1970, James W. Cadle, a farmer from Homer, Illinois, proposed his version of the flag of Earth, that consisted of a blue circle representing the Earth, placed in the centre of the flag, in front of a segment of a larger yellow circle, representing the Sun, placed on the left side of the map, and a smaller white circle, representing the ...
It consists of a field of blue (web color #0000CC definitive, PMS 072 C suggested), in the center of which is a quartered circle (sun-cross or wheel-cross) as the flag's charge rendered in thick white lines (web color #FFFFFF). The quartered circle is the traditional astronomical and astrological symbol for the Earth.
A variety of symbols or iconographic conventions are used to represent Earth, whether in the sense of planet Earth, or the inhabited world, or as a classical element.A circle representing the round world, with the rivers of Garden of Eden separating the four corners of the world, or rotated 45° to suggest the four continents, remains a common pictographic convention to express the notion of ...
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Planetary symbols are used in astrology and traditionally in astronomy to represent a classical planet (which includes the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The classical symbols were also used in alchemy for the seven metals known to the ancients, which were associated with the planets, and in calendars for the seven days of the week associated with the seven planets.
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Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
James Cadle's Flag of Earth: Date: 28 May 2007: Source: Based on version credited to Alvin Helm, 19 Oct 1999 : Author: original design: James Cadle SVG version: Pengo: Permission (Reusing this file) Design released into PD by James Cadle on 2003-11-01 SVG version released into public domain by myself. Other versions