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Arrowman · 10-29-2002, 02:26 PM

Damn! Sorry guys - I went out drinking last night when I should have had my nose in the 1844 book.

From memory I think Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno are indeed the "extra" four planets, and of course Pluto and Neptune are missing.

Arrowman · 10-30-2002, 03:47 PM

Yep; confirmed - Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno are the "extra" four planets. Although a footnote does say they are "known as asteroids".

Skydancer · 10-31-2002, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Arrowman:
<strong>According to my vintage 1844 navigation text there are eleven planets in the solar system.
and of course the list doesn't include Pluto. I'll dig up the list later. Meantime - any of our resident astronomers care to guess the names of the eleven?

[ October 28, 2002: Message edited by: Arrowman ]</strong>

It's the first seven - Mercury through Uranus - and, I suspect, the first four asteroids discovered. Ceres, Vesta, Juno, and Pallas, IIRC.

Edited to add: Heh. That'll teach me to post before finishing the thread.

[ October 31, 2002: Message edited by: Skydancer ]</p>

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10-29-2002, 02:26 PM	#31
Arrowman Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,358	Damn! Sorry guys - I went out drinking last night when I should have had my nose in the 1844 book. From memory I think Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno are indeed the "extra" four planets, and of course Pluto and Neptune are missing.

10-30-2002, 03:47 PM	#32
Arrowman Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,358	Yep; confirmed - Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno are the "extra" four planets. Although a footnote does say they are "known as asteroids".

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