Hind, Goldschmidt and Luther, c1900. Medal commemorating the work of these three men on the discovery of planetoids (asteroids or minor planets). From left to right: John Russell Hind (1823-1895), English astronomer who discovered 11 planetoids; Hermann Goldschmidt (1802-1866) German painter and astronomer who discovered 14 between 1852 and 1861, and Karl Theodor Robert Luther (1822-1900), German astronomer.

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Hind, Goldschmidt and Luther, c1900. Medal commemorating the work of these three men on the discovery of planetoids (asteroids or minor planets). From left to right: John Russell Hind (1823-1895), English astronomer who discovered 11 planetoids; Hermann Goldschmidt (1802-1866) German painter and astronomer who discovered 14 between 1852 and 1861, and Karl Theodor Robert Luther (1822-1900), German astronomer.

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