Astronomical discovery . By pC7-iiusiii>n of Messrs. Mactiiillau & Co. I.—J. C. II.—A. Graham. DISCOVERER or THE AllXfiU ILA-NET (mETIS). URANUS AND EROS 23 was at last complete. The discoverers of Uranusand of these first four minor planets all died beforeany further addition was made; and it was notuntil the end of 1845 that Astraea was found byan ex-postmaster of the Prussian town of Driessen, Henckeby name Hencke, who, in spite of the general in the existence of any more planets, sethimself diligently to search for them, and toiledfor fifteen long years
Astronomical discovery . By pC7-iiusiii>n of Messrs. Mactiiillau & Co. I.—J. C. II.—A. Graham. DISCOVERER or THE AllXfiU ILA-NET (mETIS). URANUS AND EROS 23 was at last complete. The discoverers of Uranusand of these first four minor planets all died beforeany further addition was made; and it was notuntil the end of 1845 that Astraea was found byan ex-postmaster of the Prussian town of Driessen, Henckeby name Hencke, who, in spite of the general in the existence of any more planets, sethimself diligently to search for them, and toiledfor fifteen long years before at length reaping hisreward. Others then resumed the search ; Hind,the observer of an English amateur astronomernear London, found Iris a few weeks after Henckehad been rewarded by a second discovery in 1847,and in the following year Mr. Graham at Markreein Ireland (who is still living, and has only justretired from active work at the Cambridge Obser-vatory) found Metis; and from that time newdiscoveries have been added year by year, untilthe number of planets now known exceed
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