floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers saywww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down15
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minus-squarebeltsin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoNubecula is a nice enough name, but this situation is going to happen with anything named after historical figures.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoYes, as mentioned in the article by the person who formally made the suggestion. Either stop using people’s names or accept we’ll change views of past figures over time.
Nubecula is a nice enough name, but this situation is going to happen with anything named after historical figures.
Yes, as mentioned in the article by the person who formally made the suggestion. Either stop using people’s names or accept we’ll change views of past figures over time.