old literature about Ceres as a planet

Does anyone know where I can find old literature on Ceres as a planet?
I'm looking for tables, orbital elements, physical characteristics,
etc. of Ceres, not as an asteroid (I know where to kind that), but as a
planet. Presumably, the information would be about Mecury, Venus,
Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus as Neptune and Pluto
hadn't been discovered yet.

Thanks in advance,
Eric

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Eric Chomko wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find old literature on Ceres as a planet?
I'm looking for tables, orbital elements, physical characteristics,
etc. of Ceres, not as an asteroid (I know where to kind that), but as a
planet. Presumably, the information would be about Mecury, Venus,
Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus as Neptune and Pluto
hadn't been discovered yet.

Correct. You need to look for astronomy/science books (etc.) published
between roughly 1801 (discovery of Ceres, soon followed by Pallas, Juno,
and Vesta) and 1845 (discovery of Astraea). That gap of several decades
between the first four asteroid discoveries and the fifth was what
inspired many sources to list them as planets -- when there were only four
and no specific expectation of more, it seemed reasonable.

No Neptune then (it was discovered in 1846, if I recall correctly) and
certainly no Pluto, and you may find Uranus listed under another name,
e.g. "Herschel" (there was a lengthy controversy about what to name it).
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:19:03 GMT, (Henry Spencer)
wrote:

No Neptune then (it was discovered in 1846, if I recall correctly) and
certainly no Pluto, and you may find Uranus listed under another name,
e.g. "Herschel" (there was a lengthy controversy about what to name it).

...."Georgium Sidus" was what it was originally named by Herschel,
after Fat George III. When you consider that George III became defined
as one of the biggest losers to ever sit on the Limey throne, naming
the 7th planet "Uranus" could still be argued as having been named for
him.

OM
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