[meteorite-list] Charles Burney Jr. and the term 'asteroid'

From: Paul H. <inselberg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:20:12 -0400
Message-ID: <20131012102012.A5H4B.16314.imail_at_eastrmwml303>

In ?Charles Burney Jr. and the term 'asteroid'? at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com/msg115133.html

Martin wrote:

> this sounds interesting:
>
>Greek scholar invented the term asteroid, researcher reveals
>
>http://www.lodinews.com/ap/nation/article_3c86d500-3070-11e3-9637-10604b9f0f42.html

I keep getting error 404 messages for this URL. Below are
additional URLs for people to look at:

Greek scholar invented the term 'asteroid' Stuff.co.nz, October 10, 2013
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/9262248/Greek-scholar-invented-the-term-asteroid

Local expert reveals who really coined the word 'asteroid'
by Robert Nolin, Sun Sentinel, October 8, 2013
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-10-08/news/fl-asteroid-word-origin-20131008_1_asteroid-word-planetary-sciences
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/10/where-did-the-word-asteroid-really-come-from/

Yours,

Paul H
Received on Sat 12 Oct 2013 10:20:12 AM PDT