The great asteroid nomenclature controversy of 1801

Details The great asteroid nomenclature controversy of 1801 The great asteroid nomenclature controversy of 1801

Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992acm..proc..141c&link_type=abstract

In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991 p 141-143 (SEE N93-19113 06-90)

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Asteroids, Italy, Naming, Nomenclatures, Definition, Histories

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With the almost complete neglect of 19th century asteroid research by professional historians of science, it is scarcely surprising that great gaps exist in our knowledge of that important field. This paper focuses on issue of naming the first asteroid. This seemingly innocuous issue assumed great importance because many believed the object discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Observatory to be the eighth primary planet of the solar system.

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