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Sol III
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English
Etymology
From Earth's position as the third planet from the Sun (Sol).
Proper noun
Sol mul III
en chiefly _ science fiction The planet Earth.
en Dianne Newell; Victoria Lamont Judith Merril: A Critical Study w:McFarland & Company 2012 June 86 https://www.google.com.sv/books/edition/Judith_Merril/0pgGxWZnO8cC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sol+III%22+%22earth%22&pg=PA86&printsec=frontcover The alien lecturer describes the Terrans as a “newly emerged race from Sol III [Earth]” who are only just beginning to communicate with other species, but not very successfully, as the Aldebaran IV incident demonstrates.
en Harlan Ellison Paingod: And Other Delusions w:Open Road Media 2014 April 31 https://www.google.com.sv/books/edition/Paingod/bsUqAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sol+III%22+%22earth%22&pg=PT31&printsec=frontcover enshrouded in bitterness and misery a man named Colin Marshack on an insignificant planet called Sol III, Earth, Terra, the world...
en Stephen Baxter Destiny's Children: Coalescent, Exultant, Transcendent, Resplendent w:Orion Publishing Group 2016 October 50 https://www.google.com.sv/books/edition/Destiny_s_Children/qFByDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sol+III%22+%22earth%22&pg=PT850&printsec=frontcover At last the ship made its final approach to Sol III: Earth.
en Marc Baumgartner Inheritance of Stars: New Worlds tredition 2017 388 https://www.google.com.sv/books/edition/Inheritance_of_Stars/4_6ZEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sol+III%22+%22earth%22&pg=PT388&printsec=frontcover “VIRA, determine our current position and chart the fastest course to the next portal. We're going home to Earth!” “Current location: orbiting the moon of Sol III, also known as Earth.”
Synonyms
en Gaia God's green earth Mother Earth Planet Earth Prithvi Tellus Terra the globe the world the planet
Coordinate terms
en 0 Sol Sol I Sol II Sol IV Sol V Sol VI Sol VII Sol VIII Sol IX Sol X
en terms containing Roman numerals