@ellenor2000

It's not offensive.

But my knowledge that Terra is in the Solar system does not come from Latin or school.

It comes from a combination of E.E. Smith's 'Lensman' series (where this planet is repeatedly called Terra) and a book titled _Stars and Planets_.

Not page 14 of Patrick Moore's one, 5th edition published by Chancellor Press in 1992. Although Sir Patrick was clearly a #SkyAtNight presenter who *had* seen the 'You Are Here' marker pointing to Terra in the Total Perspective Vortex.

But the 1972 MacDonald Junior Reference book by that title, where at the end of the entry for 'Sun' I as a child unwittingly prepared for the FediVerse in 2026 by writing in the helpful note '(See SOLAR SYSTEM)' that directed me to the right page to photograph.

The price on the back says 55p under the Net book agreement. I think that I just got my parents's money's worth.

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20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).

17/20

The Observer's Book of Astronomy by Patrick Moore.

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