The Asteroids; Or Minor Planets Between Mars and Jupiter.

PART I.

THE ASTEROIDS, OR MINOR PLANETS BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER.

1. Introductory.

PLANETARY DISCOVERIES BEFORE THE ASTEROIDS WERE KNOWN.

The first observer who watched the skies with any degree of care could not fail to notice that while the greater number of stars maintained the same relative places, a few from night to night were ever changing their positions. T...