Charlie, > Satellites? I'm not as well versed in this subject as you Bruce, and truely > enjoy the messages between you and John. But I dare say the word > "Satellites" is a recent addition to the English language. Or am I missing > out on something? I too am very interested in John and Bruce's discussions. Not having access to the texts they are studying, it is truely amazing what can be gleaned by just lurking quietly. But, sorry, you must be missing out on something. From the Concise Oxford Dictionary "persons follower or henchman or hanger-on, member of great man's retinue, underling; heavenly body revolving around another (often fig.) whence in current usage a artificial body launched from and encircling the earth. [French or from Latin satellit - nom. -les guard]." In other words, the use of the word satellite far preceeds our current use of it as a launched man-made orbital object. Please keep us thinking tho. :-) -- Norm Stephan