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As`teroids

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Or Planetoids, small planets in orbits between those of Mars and Jupiter, surmised in 1596, all discovered in the present century, the first on Jan. 1,1801, and named Ceres; gradually found to number more than 200.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'As`teroids'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/asteroids.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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