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Georgium sidus
‖ Georgium sidus (ˈdʒɔːdʒɪəm ˈsaɪdəs) [mod.L. Geōrgium, neut. f. L. Geōrgius George + L. sīdus star.] One of the greater planets (now called Uranus), so named by its discoverer, Sir William Herschel, in honour of George III (see quot. 1783).1783 Herschel in Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 2, I cannot but wish ...
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Mothstorm
Eventually the issue comes to Mrs Mumby's ears and she manages to convince the British government to send a ship to Georgium Sidus (Uranus) to investigate Sidus where they later come in contact with mer-people who live in the gas oceans.
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Uranus
Uranus Astr. (ˈjʊərənəs, jʊˈreɪnəs) [a. L. Ūranus, a. Gr. οὐρανός husband of Gæa (Earth) and father of Cronos (Saturn).] The most remote but two of the planets, situated between Saturn and Neptune. Discovered in 1781 by Sir Wm. Herschel, who named it ‘the Georgium sidus’, ‘the Georgian planet’. The ...
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Newton's Reflecting Telescope | Multiwavelength Astronomy
Herschel Reflecting Telescope: One night, using a reflecting telescope of his own design, William Herschel discovered an object moving across the sky. He first thought the object was a comet, but later discovered it was in fact a new planet that he would name Georgium sidus after King George III; astronomers would rename the planet Uranus, 50 years later.
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Naming
This minor planet was named in honour of the English astronomer of German origin William Herschel (1738–1822), who discovered what he called Georgium Sidus (aka Uranus).
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Georgian
▪ I. Georgian, a.1 and n.1 (ˈdʒɔːdʒɪən) [f. George + -ian.] A. adj. 1. a. Belonging to the time of the Georges, as Kings of Britain. spec. Of or resembling the style of architecture, esp. domestic architecture, characteristic of the reigns of the first four Georges (1714–1830). Georgian group, the n...
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1781 in Great Britain
Originally he calls it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III.
15 March – American Revolutionary War: American General Nathanael
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leading article
leading article 1. One of the longer large-type articles in a newspaper, appearing as the expression of editorial opinion on any subject; a leader.1807 Politics Georgium Sidus 29 The Morning Newspapers of the metropolis..in their solemn political paragraphs, and especially in those which are called ...
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Uranus in fiction
Lately Performed Through the Air, in an Aerostatic Globe, Commonly Called an Air 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.
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Herschel
Herschel Astron. (ˈhɜːʃəl) 1. A name proposed (and to some extent used) for the planet now called Uranus, after its discoverer, Sir William Herschel in 1781.1819 Pantologia, Herschel, the name by which several astronomers call the primary planet discovered by Dr. Herschell in March 1781. 1878 Newcom...
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List of largest optical telescopes in the British Isles
Some of the most famous telescopes would be Herschel's reflector, which he discovered Georgium Sidus, the Leviathan of Parsontown which at 1.8 meters (
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uncanonize
unˈcanonize, v. [un-2 6 c.] 1. trans. To remove from the canon or calendar of saints.1607 R. C[arew] tr. Estienne's World Wond. 348 A Monke..who was almost as soone vncanonized as canonized. 1651 Jane Image Unbr. 32 The Authors Pageantry playing with a picture is not the way to uncannonize a saint. ...
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Uranus
, Bode's suggestion became the most widely used, and became universal in 1850 when HM Nautical Almanac Office, the final holdout, switched from using Georgium Sidus to Uranus.
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unworthily
unˈworthily, adv. [f. unworthy a., or un-1 11. Cf. MDu. onwerdichlike (Du. onwaardiglijk), MLG. unwerdichliken, MHG. unwirdec-, unwërdeclîche (G. unwürdiglich); also ON. uvirðiliga, -uliga scornfully.] 1. Without being worthy, fit, or qualified; without having sufficient merit or ability; unmeritedl...
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40-foot telescope
mount vert a representation of the forty-feet reflecting telescope with its apparatus proper; a chief azure thereon the astronomical symbol of Uranus or Georgium Sidus irradiated Or."
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