by neufer » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:44 pm
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080319.html
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Ancient astronomers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28planet%29
<<The earliest mentions of Mercury come from the Sumerians of Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BC. They used many names to designate the planet, including "the jumping planet". The Babylonians (2000–500 BC) succeeded the Sumerians, and early Babylonians may have recorded observations of the planet. Although these have not survived, later Babylonian records from the 7th century BC refer to much earlier records. The Babylonians called the planet NABU after the messenger to the Gods in their mythology.>>
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... arsgalaxy/
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<<In the Star Wars movie saga, the fictional planet NABOO serves as the home of Queen Amidala. It's an idyllic world populated by peaceful humans and a species of intelligent amphibians, the Gungans.
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"We have rather few examples of two or more intelligent species simultaneously sharing a planet, but it has happened. The Neanderthals coexisted with Homo sapiens for millennia," said Seth Shostak, a real-life astronomer with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California. "So maybe it's possible to share, as long as neither species has the technology to obliterate, enslave, or merely cook and eat each other.">>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/naboo
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<<NABOO is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface. Located in the Chommell sector, NABOO is the home planet of Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks, as well as Senator (later Chancellor and then Emperor) Palpatine. NABOO is seen in four films in the Star Wars series, having a prominent role in the first two prequels and glimpsed briefly in Revenge of the Sith and the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi.
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NABOO is described as having a porous, plasma-rich interior without a molten core -- a rare phenomenon among the planets in the Star Wars universe. The surface of NABOO is covered by dense swamps, rolling grass plains, and verdant hills. The largest mountain chain, the Gallo Mountains, bisect the singular continent and divide the great grass plains of the north from the Lianorm Swamp in the south. South of the Lianorm Swamp is Paonga Sea, where at the bottom lies the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga. Underneath the planet's surface is a tremendous maze of passages and caves, home to immense aquatic animals and creatures that are never seen on the surface. Gungans dominate these 'underwaterways', using them as a highway of sorts between their surface Holy Places and their underwater cities. One gungan civilization was known as Otoh Gunga, where Jar-Jar leads Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn.>>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nabu
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<<NABU is the Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. NABU's consort was Tashmetum.
Originally, NABU was a West Semitic deity introduced by the Amorites into Mesopotamia, probably at the same time as Marduk. While Marduk became Babylon's main deity, NABU resided in nearby Borsippa in his temple E-zida. He was first called the "scribe and minister of Marduk", later assimilated as Marduk's beloved son from Sarpanitum. During the Babylonian New Year Festival, the cult statue of NABU was transported from Borsippa to Babylon in order to commune with his father Marduk.
NABU is accorded the office of patron of the scribes, taking over from the Sumerian goddess Nisaba. His symbols are the clay writing tablet with the writing stylus. He wears a horned cap, and stands with hands clasped, in the ancient gesture of priesthood. He rides on a winged dragon (mušhuššu, also known as Sirrush) that is initially Marduk's.
His power over human existence is immense, because NABU engraves the destiny of each person, as the Gods have decided, on the tablets of sacred record. Thus, He has the power to increase or diminish, at will, the length of human life.
NABU is mentioned in the Bible as NEBO in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 48:1.
A statue of NABU from Calah, erected during the reign of Tiglath-pileser III is on display in the British Museum. In late Babylonian astrology, NABU was connected with the planet Mercury. As the god of wisdom and writing, he was equated by the Greeks to either Apollo or Hermes, the latter identified by the Romans with their own god Mercury.>>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080319.html
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Ancient astronomers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28planet%29
<<The earliest mentions of Mercury come from the Sumerians of Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BC. They used many names to designate the planet, including "the jumping planet". The Babylonians (2000–500 BC) succeeded the Sumerians, and early Babylonians may have recorded observations of the planet. Although these have not survived, later Babylonian records from the 7th century BC refer to much earlier records. The Babylonians called the planet [b]NABU[/b] after the messenger to the Gods in their mythology.>>
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/photogalleries/starwarsgalaxy/
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<<In the Star Wars movie saga, the fictional planet [b]NABOO[/b] serves as the home of Queen Amidala. It's an idyllic world populated by peaceful humans and a species of intelligent amphibians, the Gungans.
.
"We have rather few examples of two or more intelligent species simultaneously sharing a planet, but it has happened. The Neanderthals coexisted with Homo sapiens for millennia," said Seth Shostak, a real-life astronomer with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California. "So maybe it's possible to share, as long as neither species has the technology to obliterate, enslave, or merely cook and eat each other.">>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/naboo
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<<[b]NABOO[/b] is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface. Located in the Chommell sector, [b]NABOO[/b] is the home planet of Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks, as well as Senator (later Chancellor and then Emperor) Palpatine. [b]NABOO[/b] is seen in four films in the Star Wars series, having a prominent role in the first two prequels and glimpsed briefly in Revenge of the Sith and the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi.
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[b]NABOO[/b] is described as having a porous, plasma-rich interior without a molten core -- a rare phenomenon among the planets in the Star Wars universe. The surface of [b]NABOO[/b] is covered by dense swamps, rolling grass plains, and verdant hills. The largest mountain chain, the Gallo Mountains, bisect the singular continent and divide the great grass plains of the north from the Lianorm Swamp in the south. South of the Lianorm Swamp is Paonga Sea, where at the bottom lies the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga. Underneath the planet's surface is a tremendous maze of passages and caves, home to immense aquatic animals and creatures that are never seen on the surface. Gungans dominate these 'underwaterways', using them as a highway of sorts between their surface Holy Places and their underwater cities. One gungan civilization was known as Otoh Gunga, where Jar-Jar leads Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn.>>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nabu
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<<[b]NABU[/b] is the Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. [b]NABU[/b]'s consort was Tashmetum.
Originally, [b]NABU[/b] was a West Semitic deity introduced by the Amorites into Mesopotamia, probably at the same time as Marduk. While Marduk became Babylon's main deity, [b]NABU[/b] resided in nearby Borsippa in his temple E-zida. He was first called the "scribe and minister of Marduk", later assimilated as Marduk's beloved son from Sarpanitum. During the Babylonian New Year Festival, the cult statue of [b]NABU[/b] was transported from Borsippa to Babylon in order to commune with his father Marduk.
[b]NABU[/b] is accorded the office of patron of the scribes, taking over from the Sumerian goddess Nisaba. His symbols are the clay writing tablet with the writing stylus. He wears a horned cap, and stands with hands clasped, in the ancient gesture of priesthood. He rides on a winged dragon (mušhuššu, also known as Sirrush) that is initially Marduk's.
His power over human existence is immense, because [b]NABU[/b] engraves the destiny of each person, as the Gods have decided, on the tablets of sacred record. Thus, He has the power to increase or diminish, at will, the length of human life.
[b]NABU[/b] is mentioned in the Bible as [b]NEBO[/b] in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 48:1.
A statue of [b]NABU[/b] from Calah, erected during the reign of Tiglath-pileser III is on display in the British Museum. In late Babylonian astrology, [b]NABU[/b] was connected with the planet Mercury. As the god of wisdom and writing, he was equated by the Greeks to either Apollo or Hermes, the latter identified by the Romans with their own god Mercury.>>[/list]