Note 3 — Chapter I · GEOLOGY.
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The Solar System:—
Mercury, nearest the Sun, known to the ancients.
Venus, known to the ancients.
The Earth.
Mars, known to the ancients.
Flora, discovered by Mr. Hind in 1847.
Vesta, discovered by Mr. Olbers in 1807.
Iris, discovered by Mr. Hind in 1847.
Metis, discovered by Mr. Graham in 1848.
Hebe, discovered by Mr. Hencke in 1847.
Astræa, discovered by Mr. Hencke in 1845.
Juno, discovered by Mr. Harding in 1804.
Ceres, discovered by M. Piazza in 1801.
Pallas, discovered by Mr. Olbers in 1802.
Jupiter, known to the ancients.
Saturn, known to the ancients.
Uranus, discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781.
Neptune, discovered by M. Le Verrier and Mr. Adams in 1846.