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Updated: May 4, 2025
On the thirteenth of August in the same year the astronomer Hind found the seventh asteroid, and named it Iris. On the eighteenth of October following he found the eighth, and this was called Flora. Then on the twenty-fifth of April, 1848, came the discovery of Metis, by Graham. Nearly a year later the Italian De Gasparis found the tenth member of the system, that is, Hygeia.
De Gasparis soon discovered the eleventh body, which was called Parthenope. This was on the eleventh of May, 1850. Two other asteroids were found in this year; and two in 1851. In the following year nine were discovered; and so on from year to year down to the present date. Some years have been fruitful in such finds, while others have been comparatively barren.
LIEUT. MAURY says that the new planet, Parthenope, discovered by M. Gasparis, of Naples, has been observed at Washington, by Mr. J. Ferguson. It resembles a star of the tenth magnitude. This is the eleventh in the family of asteroids, and the seventh within the last five years. GEORGE WILKINS KENDALL is now in New York, having visited New Orleans since his return from Paris.
Through our friend, Admiral Acton, I became acquainted with Professor Panceri, Professor of Comparative Anatomy; Signore de Gasparis, who has discovered nine of the minor planets, and is an excellent mathematician, and some others. To these gentlemen I am indebted for being elected an honorary member of the Accademia Pontoniana.
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