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OCR: 5 WDA Finad File Viewril Copyright 1996-1993 Parar Patalang Our Solar System From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for untold thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects planets, meaning wanderers, and named then atter Romam deities Jupiter, king of the gods; Mars, the god of war, Mercury, messenger of the gods; Vanus, the god of love and beauty, and Satum, The San ind Nine Planets father of Jupiter and god of agriculture. The stargazers also observed comets with sparkling tails, and meteors or shooting stars apparently falling from the sky. Science flourished during the European Renaissance. Fundamental physical lows goveming planetary mation were discovered, and the orbits of the plan ...