Word: caduceus
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Choosing an astronomical symbol for the New Planet is also a problem. Signs of the anciently known planets are conventionalized pictures. Mercury's represents the Caduceus, or head with winged cap; Venus' a looking glass; the Earths its equator and a meridian; Mars', a shield and spear, or a warrior's head with helmet and plume; Jupiter's an eagle; Saturn's a scythe or sickle; Uranus' H for Herschel. with a planet suspended from the crossbar; Neptune's the trident. The first recommended sign for Neptune was a crossbarred L with a planet suspended for Leverrier. That sign might...
...College of Heralds had done well by the Times in their selection of the device. On an argent field were drawn horizontal black lines, suggesting a printed page. Superimposed was a caduceus (staff of Hermes) to represent the newsbearing function. Happily chosen was the motto: Tempns fuit est et erit (Time was, is, and will be). Shrewd readers will recognize that the motto is also a reference to the daily headpiece of the editorial column in which appear the words: "Times Past," "The Times," "Future...