Who Really Invented the Word 'Asteroid' for Space Rocks?

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 16:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study concludes tha astronomer William Herschel probably invented the word "asteroid," despite recent claims to the contrary.

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