Planet When subsequent planets were discovered in the 18th and 19th centuries, the naming practice was retained with "Neptūnus" (Poseidon). Uranus is unique in that it is named for a Greek deity rather than his Roman counterpart. Some Romans, following a belief possibly originating in Mesopotamia but developed in Hellenistic Egypt, believed that the seven gods after whom the planets were named took hourly shifts in looking after affairs on Earth. The order of shifts went Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon (from the farthest to the closest planet). Therefore, the first day was started by Saturn (1st hour), second
The Conway Daily Sun by Dave Danforth, Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan. It was joined a few years later by "The Berlin Daily Sun". In 2000, Guerringue and Hirshan partnered with Ed Engler to launch "The Laconia Daily Sun" in the neighboring Lakes Region of New Hampshire. In 2009, Guerringue and Hirshan teamed with Curtis Robinson to start "The Portland Daily Sun" in Portland, Maine. No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County. Country News Club's closest competitor geographically is "The Citizen" of Laconia. The Conway Daily Sun The Conway Daily Sun is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday) free daily newspaper published in