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10 de may. de 2024 · The man is William Penn (1644-1718), a member of the Society of Friends or Quakers. King Charles II of England owed substantial debts to Penn's father, the Admiral. He paid back the son by granting him territory in North America. Penn had originally planned to name the colony "Sylvania" but the king had him add the Penn name to the name of the ...
Hace 4 días · British astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton on October 10th, 1846, just over two weeks after Neptune itself was discovered (by Johann Gottfried Galle, who found it based on the mathematical predictions of Urbain Le Verrier). It was named after Triton, the son of the Greek god Poseidon (the counterpart to Rome's Neptune).
Hace 1 día · The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...
Hace 1 día · William Lassell termed it the "Crepe Ring" because it seemed to be composed of darker material than the brighter A and B Rings. [77] Its vertical thickness is estimated at 5 metres (16'), its mass at around 1.1 × 10 18 kg, and its optical depth varies from 0.05 to 0.12.
24 de may. de 2024 · The father-and-son team of William (father) and George (son) Bond discovered Hyperion on September 16th, 1848. Two days later, it was also independently discovered by William Lassell, who actually published his findings before the Bonds did. All three are given credit for Hyperion's discovery.
28 de may. de 2024 · William Lassell, a brewer by trade designed built and operated some of the largest telescopes in the world during his lifetime from Liverpool. He understood the importance of location and took his telescopes to Malta to observe.
21 de may. de 2024 · Lassell (lunar crater) - Lassell is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Mare Nubium. It was named after British astronomer William Lassell. Lassell (Martian crater) - Lassell is an impact crater in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.9°S latitude and 62.5°W longitude.
