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Our own lion-hearted Richard landed here on his way to Palestine in 1170; and it was here, in the observatory of the palace, that Joseph Piazzi discovered, in 1801, the planet to which he gave the name of Sicily's mystic goddess Ceres, and subsequently many other minor planets some 230 in number.
The wandering body, whatever its nature, exchanged retrograde for direct motion on January 14, and was carefully watched by Piazzi until February 11, when a dangerous illness interrupted his observations.
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