Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS-TER-OID'
AS-TER-OID', n. [Gr. αςηρ, a star, and ειδος, form.]
A name given by Herschel to the newly discovered planets between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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AS-TER-OID', n. [Gr. αςηρ, a star, and ειδος, form.]
A name given by Herschel to the newly discovered planets between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Return to page 199 of the letter “A”.