Origins and Development
In Asimov's fictional universe, the innermost planet orbiting Tau Ceti was mankind's very first extrasolar planetary settlement, established at some point between the discovery of the hyperspatial jump in 2031 A.D. and 2064 A.D., when numerous extrasolar colonies were mentioned by Susan Calvin during an interview given in that year. Originally named "New Earth", in later millennia the planet would be renamed "Aurora", which means "dawn", to signify the dawning of a new age for the Spacer culture. It was also considered the strongest of the Spacer worlds, and was their de facto leader.
Aurora at its height had a population of 200 million humans, and 10 billion robots. The head of its planetary government was called the "Chairman." The largest city on the planet was Eos, the administrative and robotic centre of Aurora where Han Fastolfe and Gladia Solaria lived. The University of Eos and the Auroran Robotics Institute were both located within Eos. We see the planet at its height in The Robots of Dawn. It was famous among the Spacer worlds for its refreshing grape juice.
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