Hughes, David W. (Author)
Marsden, Brian G. (Author)
Since 1801, the multitude of bodies that orbit between Mars and Jupiter have been called planets, small planets, minor planets, petites, planetes, kleine Planeten, planetoids and asteroids. We investigate the popularities of these nomenclatures and chart the way in which over the last 20-30 years, the use of Sir William Herschel's word "asteroid" has become more widespread.
...MoreDescription A discussion of the popularity of various terms used to describe the bodies orbiting between Mars and Jupiter as found in the works of William Herschel, Heinrich Olbers, Henry Brougham, John Herschel, and others.
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