Phosphorus (morning star) Phosphorus (morning star) Phosphorus (Greek "Phōsphoros") is the Morning Star, the planet Venus in its morning appearance. Φαοσφόρος ("Phaosphoros") and Φαεσφόρος ("Phaesphoros") are forms of the same name in some Greek dialects. This celestial object was named when stars and planets were not always distinguished with modern precision. Another Greek name for the Morning Star is Heosphoros (Greek "Heōsphoros"), meaning "Dawn-Bringer". The form Eosphorus is sometimes met in English, as if from Ἠωσφόρος ("Ēōsphoros"), which is not actually found in Greek literature, but would be the form that Ἑωσφόρος would have in some dialects. As an adjective, the Greek word
Miners in the Sky Miners in the Sky Miners in The Sky is a 1967 Science Fiction novel by Murray Leinster. The rings around Thotmess, a gas giant in the system of the star Niletus where planets are called for Ancient Egyptian gods, is a completely lawless place. The only human inhabitants are rugged miners, riding small "donkey ships", who need to contend with both the harsh natural environment and fierce human competitors. "Claim jumping" is frequent and miners must be ready at any moment to take up a gun or a bazooka to defend their finds of "grey matrix in which abyssal crystals