Aw: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
Unfortunately, this astrological symbol is given in the Wikipedia article, but not sourced. So I think, further evidence for its usage is needed. --Jrg Knappen Gesendet:Sonntag, 02. Februar 2014 um 05:20 Uhr Von:Shriramana Sharma samj...@gmail.com An:UnicoDe List unicode@unicode.org Betreff:Astrological symbol for Pluto? Currently Unicode encodes a distinct astrological symbol for Uranus 2645 vs an astronomical symbol 26E2 . However the only symbol encoded for Pluto is the astronomical one: 2647 . Just now I learnt from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto#Name that there is a distinct astrological symbol: Has there been any proposal to encode this? (Im guessing Michael might be interested...) -- Shriramana Sharma ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
Re: Aw: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
Le 03/02/2014 08:57, Jörg Knappen a écrit : Unfortunately, this astrological symbol is given in the Wikipedia article, but not sourced. So I think, further evidence for its usage is needed. Actually, it is sourced (with the other symbils) to http://www.uranian-institute.org/bfglyphs.htm , which lists no less than 4 symbols for Pluto... Fred ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
Re: Aw: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Frédéric Grosshans frederic.grossh...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it is sourced (with the other symbils) to http://www.uranian-institute.org/bfglyphs.htm , which lists no less than 4 symbols for Pluto... In any case, it seems its astronomical symbol was encoded quite early (DerivedAge = 1.1) which was before the 2006 IAU decision to demote it to dwarf planet status. Of course, even if it were encoded today I'm sure it would be the only dwarf planet to have a symbol encoded since no other dwarf planet has captured the common man's imagination (and basic knowledge) like Pluto, and I have not heard any of the other dwarf planets (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris) having any symbols... -- Shriramana Sharma ஶ்ரீரமணஶர்மா श्रीरमणशर्मा ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
Re: Aw: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
On 3 February 2014 13:14, Shriramana Sharma samj...@gmail.com wrote: In any case, it seems its astronomical symbol was encoded quite early (DerivedAge = 1.1) which was before the 2006 IAU decision to demote it to dwarf planet status. Of course, even if it were encoded today I'm sure it would be the only dwarf planet to have a symbol encoded since no other dwarf planet has captured the common man's imagination (and basic knowledge) like Pluto, and I have not heard any of the other dwarf planets (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris) having any symbols... Well, there are no fewer than four unencoded astrological symbols for Eris according to this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_symbols Andrew ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
Aw: Re: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
In fact, several dwarf planets have _astronomical_ symbols that were published together with their official names in the relevant astronomical journals. When it became clear that there are too many minor planets around, the assignment of symbols was halted. (37) Fides was the last minor planet to receive a symbol. Most of the symbols are already available in UNicode. For a quick reference, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_symbols --Jrg Knappen P.S. I have also seen astro_l_ogical symbols for some of the Kuyper belt objects, but there seems to be no agreement between different authors. Gesendet:Montag, 03. Februar 2014 um 14:14 Uhr Von:Shriramana Sharma samj...@gmail.com An:Frdric Grosshans frederic.grossh...@gmail.com Cc:UnicoDe List unicode@unicode.org Betreff:Re: Aw: Astrological symbol for Pluto? On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Frdric Grosshans frederic.grossh...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it is sourced (with the other symbils) to http://www.uranian-institute.org/bfglyphs.htm , which lists no less than 4 symbols for Pluto... In any case, it seems its astronomical symbol was encoded quite early (DerivedAge = 1.1) which was before the 2006 IAU decision to demote it to dwarf planet status. Of course, even if it were encoded today Im sure it would be the only dwarf planet to have a symbol encoded since no other dwarf planet has captured the common mans imagination (and basic knowledge) like Pluto, and I have not heard any of the other dwarf planets (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris) having any symbols... -- Shriramana Sharma ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
Re: Astrological symbol for Pluto?
On 1 Feb 2014, at 20:20, Shriramana Sharma samj...@gmail.com wrote: Currently Unicode encodes a distinct astrological symbol for Uranus 2645 ♅ vs an astronomical symbol 26E2 ⛢. Has there been any proposal to encode this? (I'm guessing Michael might be interested…) I’d be happy to, unless there was going to be pushback from the UTC. Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/ ___ Unicode mailing list Unicode@unicode.org http://unicode.org/mailman/listinfo/unicode
