DPS 45: Oct. 2013 - Denver, CO
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Clifford Cunningham (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand) gives a really neat talk about the origin of the word asteroid. Although it's usually assumed to be given by Herschel, and even the OED states this, Clifford dug up letters by a neighbor of Herschel who actually coined the word.
Credit: Henry Throop
Oct 2013
DPS45 Denver
