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Henehel'B sister. Such were some of the fruits of 

 lam Henehel's earliest studies Among the stars. 



tie wandering stranger discovered on 



Man si, was not fully known for some months, 



ohel had surrendered the care of his new worM t<> 



the astronomers of Europe, and they could not make 



up thrir inin.lH about it, till Lexell of St Petersburg led 



tin- way 1'V sh'-win- tli:iL it MM an OOtlyiag jun^iy 



planet A whole year elapsed, and Herochel had 

 resumed his observations on t ngular star" 



before he thought of giving it a name. Events had 

 happened during the interval which affected his view 



10 name it should bear: he had become Royal 

 Astronomer to George HI., had received from him a 

 yearly pension, was pursuing a profitable trade as a 

 mak< scopes unl-r tin- Kind's patronage, and 



was housed un.l.-r the -h.-lt.-:- ..i Windsor Castle*. I 

 should cause no surprise, therefore, that, evidently 

 long consider i addressed the fol lo \v i 1 1 - 1 r t tor to 



seph Banks, President of the R< 



SIR Jotira BAKU, DART., P.R.8. 



"Sin, By the observations of the most emin< nt 

 antroimin. TS in Kunpe it appears that the new star, 

 \\hich I had the honour of pointing out to tlu m in 

 March 1781, is a primary plan, t of our solar system. 

 A body so nearly related to us by its similar condition 

 turn, in t:. unU'iiiK led expanse of the starry 

 heavens, must often be the subject of the convene 

 not only of astronomers, but of e\ ience 



in ge i : 1'h is con i 1 1 1 hen makes it necessary 



to give it a nain l>y it may be distinguished 



the rest of the planets and fixed stars. 



