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Discovery of Achilles

Germany · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1906Date range
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Chronological records

1906

Max Wolf22 February 1906

Heidelberg · Science / Astronomy

Discovers Achilles, the first recognized asteroid sharing Jupiter's orbit near a stable Lagrange point.

Names involved

Max Wolf

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