History
How many planets were known to ancient astronomers?
5 planets
Background
Even before the telescope, people could see five planets with the naked eye. These were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The word planet comes from Greek and means wanderer. Uranus and Neptune were only found later with the help of telescopes.
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