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The first asteroids were new planets, found at the start of a new century, viewed as inspiring, newly discovered lands. The discoveries stretched astronomers to implement new techniques and new ways of analysing data.
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Murdin, P. (2016). Finding Asteroids by Eye. In: Rock Legends. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31836-3_3
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