-
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...
-
telescope with its
apparatus Proper a
chief Azure thereon the
astronomical symbol of Ur**** or the
Georgium Sidus irradiated Or.
Motto Coelis Exploratis...
- Balloon, from this
Terraqueous Globe to the
Newly Discovered Planet,
Georgium Sidus, a
satire of the then-reigning
British monarch George III and his court...
- "Recherches sur la
nouvelle planete,
decouverte par M.
Herschel &
nominee Georgium Sidus". Acta
Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae (1): 303–329...
- Herschel, William; 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...
-
Britain when the
Nautical Almanac Office switched from
using the name
Georgium Sidus to Ur****. In 1789, Bode's
Royal Academy colleague Martin Klaproth was...
- the
orbit of Saturn. He
called the new
planet the "Georgian star" (
Georgium sidus)
after King
George III,
which also
brought him favour; the name did...
