The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 297
omet,and announced his discoveryas such. On attempting tocompute its orbit, it wassoon found that its motionscould be accounted for onlyon the supposition that itwas moving in a circular orbit at about twice the dis- tance of Saturn from the ^s- 3o=- sun. It was therefore recognized as a new… … ASTRONOMY. 27I planet Georgium Sidus (the Georgian Star); but this namefound httle favor. The name of Herschel was proposed, andcontinued in use in England for a time, but did not meet withgeneral approval. Various other names were suggested, andfinally that of Uranus was adopted. 278. The…
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