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单词 Georgian star
释义

Georgian star

English

Etymology

Translation of Georgium Sidus, Herschel's proposed name for the planet.

Proper noun

Georgian star

  1. (astronomy, now rare, historical) Georgium Sidus, the planet Uranus. [from 18th c.]
    • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, p. 54:
      Leave the red eye of Mars on rapid wing, / Jove's silver guards, and Saturn's dusky ring; / Leave the fair beams, which issuing from afar / Play with new lustres round the Georgian star [] .
    • 1794, Moore's Almanack, p. 40:
      These Conjunctions are well worth the Attention of the Curious, and all those who may wish to have a View of the Georgian Star, by the Help of their Telescopes, as they afford a good Opportunity of finding it.
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