Earth Giants

College and School of Arts and Sciences
Science::Astronomy

How many planets are there in our Solar System? There are 8 planets if you consider Pluto not a planet but a planetoid.

How do we know the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way around? Nicolas Copernicus discovered the heliocentric universe, that is, planets revolves around their sun. Before that time everyone thinks, including Aristotle, the Earth is the center of the universe.

Even though Copernicus published his book about this new paradigm, the influence of the powerful Roman Catholic Church prohibits everyone for believing this heresy. Galileo, himself, was imprisoned for trying to do so. And the only difference between Copernicus and Galileo is that Copernicus came from a wealthy family.

Now, name the 8 planets in our Solar System, starting from the planet nearest to the Sun to the farthest from the Sun.

Astronomy References:
http://www.universetoday.com/13573/why-pluto-is-no-longer-a-planet/
http://www.famousscientists.org/nicolaus-copernicus/

Art::Mythology

Where there really giants on earth? Norse Mythology relates that there were once giants on Earth. Many storytellers and poets also tells of giants. But if there were really giants on Earth, archaeologists including the legendary Indiana Jones, would have discovered their fossils or skeletons by now. As it is, archaeologists have only seen fossils of giant dinosaurs, the only true giants on Earth.

Answer the following mythological names and one real name.
1. Chief Roman god
2. Chief Greek god
3. Chief Norse god
4. Norse home of the gods
5. Roman home of the gods
6. Country where the home of the Greek gods is located

Onward to Valhalla!

John Sindayen