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[gregp1962]

So, is the route map in reply #1822 the most current? I was thinking that that was yestersols map.


BTW, we all agree that 'sol' is pronounced like 'soul' or 'sole' and not 'saul'. (Being a latin derived word)

[Phil Stooke]

"I thought it rhymed with doll myself."

That's how I say it. There's no need to go back to the original Latin pronunciation - this word has its roots in Latin, but it's basically an English word (invented during the Viking mission, presumably right at JPL... anyone know when it was first used and by whom?)

Phil

[Stephen]

There's no need to go back to the original Latin pronunciation - this word has its roots in Latin, but it's basically an English word (invented during the Viking mission, presumably right at JPL... anyone know when it was first used and by whom?)

Phil

"Sol" is a well-established byname in science fiction for the Sun (much as "Terra" is for the Earth). That, I suspect is where the Viking people got it from. The word itself doubtless comes from "solar" (much as "Terra" probably derives from "terrestrial", which can be used as both an adjective as well as a byname for the (human) inhabitants of Earth).

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Stephen