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You do realize that humans had been recognizing patterns sans light pollution and with telescopes for about 400 years prior to 1726, right?
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Really? Have a reference link to that? So like 1300?
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earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey. Among many others who claimed to have made the discovery were Zacharias Janssen, a spectacle-maker in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar.
The moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos.
Both moons were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall and are named after the characters Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread) who, in Greek mythology, accompanied their father Ares, god of war, into battle.
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Also, Gullivers Travels is a work of fiction.
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Sure was, but how does that make Jonathan Swift a work of fiction? I mean he wrote it, was the author, was he just a fictional character writing a fictional book in that he was unable to use real-world source material for his inspiration? That would just make himself a fictional character if he was unable to function outside of a fictional setting and unable to inject possible truth into his writings.
This is actually considered deeply fascinating to some, often enthusiasts of literary works and those of astronomy. Mars, the most interesting and mysterious planet in our solar system.