a magnitude of 13. Its period is 5d, 21h, its orbit inclined to the Neptune orbit by an angle of 40°; its motion
retrograde, with a recession period of 580y, or 140° direct. Inclination of Triton's orbit to Neptune's equator is
20°.
Neptune was in Virgo from 1435 to 1449; from 1600 to 1614; from 1761 to 1778; and most recently from 1921
to 1942. It was in Libra from 1450 to 1465; from 1615 to 1635; from 1779 to 1793; and 1943 to 1957.
Solar System bodies: Pluto.
The outermost planet of the solar system so far identified, was discovered in 1930. It lies 800 million miles
beyond Neptune. The nearest conjunction of Neptune and Pluto occurred in 1892.. A previous exact
conjunction occurred in prehistoric times, and will not recur for several thousand years, when they will remain
close together for 100 years. As 3 Neptune revolutions take 494y. and 2 of Pluto 496y, an approximate
conjunction occurs every 492.328 years.
Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell, who delayed publication of the news until his birthday, March 13,
1930 - the day on which Uranus had been discovered 140 years before.
The name Pluto, beginning with P.L., the initials of the discoverer was suggested by an eleven-year-old English
girl.
The size or volume of Pluto has not been ascertained, but its mass is less than that of the Earth. The extreme
eccentricity of its orbit brings it at times nearer to the Sun than Neptune. There is no certainty that the orbits do
not cross, in which event a collision is not impossible. Experience seems to increase the probability of the
eventual discovery of other Trans-Neptune planets.
Solar Time. v. Time.
Solar Year. v. Year.
SOL-om-on. The name of the Sun in three languages: an expression of light, knowledge, understanding.
Solomon's Seal. Two interlaced triangles, the angles of which form the six-pointed star. often one of the
triangles is dark and the other light, symbolizing the union of soul and body. According to occult symbology
the apex of the emblem represents the human head or intelligence; the two upper outstretched points, sympathy
with everything that lives; the two lower, human responsibility; the angle at the bottom, pointing earthward,
procreative power - the cryptograph, in its entirety, denoting complete individuality or human entity.