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The '''solar system''' consists of the sun and the [[:Category:Celestial bodies|celestial bodies]] bound in orbit around it by the force of gravity.<ref name="wikipedia">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System Solar System] on Wikipedia</ref> This includes the nine planets ([[Mercury]], [[Venus]], Earth, [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], [[Neptune]], and [[Pluto]]), their moons, and various other objects, such as asteroids and comets.<ref name="wikipedia" /> |
The '''solar system''' consists of the sun and the [[:Category:Celestial bodies|celestial bodies]] bound in orbit around it by the force of gravity.<ref name="wikipedia">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System Solar System] on Wikipedia</ref> This includes the nine planets ([[Mercury]], [[Venus]], Earth, [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], [[Neptune]], and [[Pluto]]), their moons, and various other objects, such as asteroids and comets.<ref name="wikipedia" /> |
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− | In [[1995]], [[Professor]] [[Sybill Trelawney|Trelawney]] showed her [[fourth year|fourth-year]] [[Divination (class)|Divination]] class a magical model of the solar system, complete with a "fiery sun" surrounded by the nine planets and their moons, all suspended under a glass dome.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 29</ref> |
+ | In [[1995]], [[Professor]] [[Sybill Trelawney|Trelawney]] showed her [[fourth year|fourth-year]] [[Divination (class)|Divination]] class a [[Orrery|magical model]] of the solar system, complete with a "fiery sun" surrounded by the nine planets and their moons, all suspended under a glass dome.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 29</ref> |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
Revision as of 02:07, 21 December 2015
The solar system consists of the sun and the celestial bodies bound in orbit around it by the force of gravity.[1] This includes the nine planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), their moons, and various other objects, such as asteroids and comets.[1]
In 1995, Professor Trelawney showed her fourth-year Divination class a magical model of the solar system, complete with a "fiery sun" surrounded by the nine planets and their moons, all suspended under a glass dome.[2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Solar System on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 29