Bible Encyclopedias
As`teroids

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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.

Bibliography Information
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.