Venus

What's in the Name
The Name of the Planet Venus(original Old Latin spelling Venvs) derives from the ancient Roman mythological godess of love and beauty. In addition to this, the planetary sign for Venus is also the gender sign for female inmany of the biological sciences. Venus also shares its sign with one of the alchemical signs for cuprum(copper).

About Venus


Though its date of discovery is unknown, there is a great deal of known information on the planet Venus. Venus is the only terrestrial planet in the Solar Systen in which has a retrograde orbital path. It is the second planet from the Sun, and has a Siderial Period of 224.70 Earth days.