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Georgium Sidus
Georgium Sidus Geor"gi*um Si`dus [NL., the star of George (III. of England).] (Astron.) The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel.

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- response to Maskelyne's request, Herschel decided to name the object Georgium Sidus (George's Star), or the "Georgian Planet" in honour of his new patron...
- disagreement regarding its name. Its discoverer William Herschel named it Georgium Sidus (The Georgian Star) after his monarch George III. This was the name...
- When William Herschel discovered Ur**** in 1781, he at first named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) after the King, who later funded the construction and...
- Herschel, William; On the Discovery of Four Additional Satellites of the Georgium Sidus. The Retrograde Motion of Its Old Satellites Announced; And the Cause...
- later came to be accepted as a planet. Soon after, the planet was named Georgium Sidus by Herschel and was called Herschelium in France. The name Ur****, as...
- January 1798). "On the Discovery of Four Additional Satellites of the Georgium Sidus. The Retrograde Motion of Its Old Satellites Announced; And the Cause...
- January 1798). "On the Discovery of Four Additional Satellites of the Georgium Sidus. The Retrograde Motion of Its Old Satellites Announced; And the Cause...
- (January 1, 1798). "On the Discovery of Four Additional Satellites of the Georgium Sidus. The Retrograde Motion of Its Old Satellites Announced; And the Cause...
- telescope with its apparatus Proper a chief Azure thereon the astronomical symbol of Ur**** or the Georgium Sidus irradiated Or. Motto Coelis Exploratis...
- William Herschel discovered Ur**** in 1781, and originally called it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III of the United Kingdom....