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Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres - Historical Studies in Asteroid Research (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
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Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres - Historical Studies in Asteroid Research (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
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Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously
translated into English, this is the definitive account of the
origins of Ceres as it went from being classified as a new planet
to reclassification as the first of a previously unknown group of
celestial objects. Cunningham opens this critical moment of
astronomical discovery to full modern analysis for the first time.
This book includes all the voluminous correspondence, translated
into English, between the astronomers of Europe about the startling
discovery of Ceres by Piazzi in 1801. It covers the period up to
March 1802, at which time Pallas was discovered. Also included are
Piazzi's two monographs about Ceres, and the sections of two books
dealing with Ceres, one by Johann Bode, the other by Johann
Schroeter. The origin of the word 'asteroid' is explained, along
with several chapters on the antecedents of the story going back to
ancient Greek times. The formulation of Bode's Law is given, as are
the details on the efforts of Baron von Zach to organize a search
for the supposed missing planet between Mars and Jupiter. Examples
of verse created to commemorate the great discovery are included in
this first volume. The author, who has a PhD in the History of
Astronomy, is a dedicated scholar of the story of asteroids and his
research on the discovery of Ceres is comprehensive and fully
sourced. The discovery came at a time when rival astronomers were
in hot competition with each other, and when the true nature of
these celestial bodies was not yet known. With astronomers in
France, Italy and beyond vying to understand and receive credit for
the new class of astral bodies, drama was not in short supply--nor
were scientific advances.
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