Uranian n.
a native or inhabitant of Uranus; (also) the language of Uranians
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1834
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[I]f, according to the common idea, the solar rays, by their constant divergency, lose their intensity in the ratio of the square of the distances [...] the Saturnians or Uranians must have superior acuteness of vision,—they must have cat’s eyes.
Heavenly Bodies Inhabited in Scientific Tracts and Family Lyceum 1 Sept. 137 -
1870
The year of the Uranians lasts 84 of our years.
Other Worlds than Ours vii. 168 -
1937
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Earl Binder
Otto Binder
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We have busied ourselves…promoting the migrations of the Uranians to other planets in an attempt to save them from annihilation. [Ibid. 131/1] But these dissensions of the Empire had no counterpart in the warships. Here Martian and Venerian, Uranian and Mercurian, had but one common goal—one aim—to vanquish the enemy.
Blue Beam of Pestilence in Amazing Stories Dec. 117/2 -
1939 Thundering Peace in Astounding Science-Fiction Dec. 38/2
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Kent Casey
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The only way to make the Uranians behave is to find out just what methods they are using to overcome the methane. Then we can know how to counteract those methods.
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1952
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Evelyn E. Smith
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Mercurians, seventy-eighth floor. A group Vegans, fourteenth floor right…. Uranians, basement.
Tea Tray in the Sky in Galaxy Sept. 111/2 -
1953
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Noel Loomis
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I notice you speak Uranian with a slight accent.
Little Green Man in Dynamic Science Fiction Mar. 77/2 -
1965
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John W. Macvey
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One could not but feel a certain pity for the poor Sun-blasted Mercurians…and for the frozen Plutonians out there on their dark, remote and lonely world. Neptunians and Uranians also made frequent appearances.
Journey to Alpha Centauri 95 -
1996
Kim Stanley Robinson
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For the Uranians this freedom was worth more than light or gravity.
Blue Mars 431
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2010
How far advanced are the Uranians over us in physics and engineering to pull off something like this?
Quroak xix. 194
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