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For Uranus, two variant symbols are seen. One symbol, , invented by J. G. Köhler and refined by Bode, was intended to represent the newly discovered metal platinum; since platinum, sometimes described as white gold [a] was found by chemists mixed with iron, the symbol for platinum combines the alchemical symbols for iron, ♂, and gold, ☉.
The origins of the planetary symbols can be found in the attributes given to classical deities. The Roman planisphere of Bianchini (2nd century, currently in the Louvre, inv. Ma 540) [2] shows the seven planets represented by portraits of the seven corresponding gods, each a bust with a halo and an iconic object or dress, as follows: Mercury has a caduceus and a winged cap; Venus has a ...
The symbol for Ceres, as well as the second symbol for Uranus, was taken from material published by James L. Hilton. [104] The other dwarf-planet symbols were invented by Denis Moskowitz, a software engineer in Massachusetts. His symbols for Haumea, Makemake, and Eris appear in a NASA JPL infographic, as does the second symbol for Pluto. [105]
symbol of the recently described element platinum, which was invented to provide a symbol for Uranus [29] [30] [22] [23] [42] U+2645 (dec 9797) ♅ a globe surmounted by the letter H (for Herschel, who discovered Uranus) [31] (more common in older or British literature) Neptune: N [15] [23] U+2646 (dec 9798) ♆ Neptune's trident [36] [42] U+ ...
Modality: Fixed Element: Air Planetary Ruler: Saturn and Uranus Symbol: The Water Bearer Characteristics: Intellectual, quirky, rebellious, progressive and freedom-loving Famous Celebrities: Oprah ...
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Ver File:Uranus's astrological symbol.svg para el símbolo astrológico del planeta. Français : U+26E2 ⛢: Symbole astronomique de la planète Uranus , et symbole alchimique du platine. Voir File:Uranus's astrological symbol.svg pour le symbole astrologique de la planète.
English: Uranus's astrological and astronomical symbol, in SVG, sized to match all the other symbols. Also at Unicode U+2645, which renders as ♅. Also at Unicode U+2645, which renders as ♅. Español: El símbolo astrológico y astronómico del planeta Urano , en formato SVG, ajustado al mismo tamaño de los demás símbolos.