The predicted planet was called Vulcan, the god of fire, since it must have a very hot surface temperature. “There was a belief in many quarters that there was a planet that was between Mercury ...

The name doesn’t come from the Star Trek universe but from the Roman god Vulcan, who is associated with fire, metal-working, forges and volcanoes. And it has a bit of history behind it ...

The Vulcan statue, a tribute to Birmingham’s booming iron and steel industry with a depiction of the Roman god of fire and forge, was created for the city’s exhibition at the 1904 World’s ...

The Vulcan - the God of Fire and metalwork in Roman mythology - is poised at 200ft in the sky on top of the Town Hall. Once Sheffield's tallest building when it opened in 1897 the Town Hall ...

From its perch atop Sheffield Town Hall, a seven-foot-high bronze sculpture of Vulcan has watched over the city for 128 years. The Roman god of fire and metalworkers is a fitting symbol for the ...