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Who discovered the main asteroid belt?

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Who discovered the main asteroid belt?

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The next one to be discovered was Astraea in 1845 by Karl Hencke; in 1847 he discovered Hebe as well. After that the discoveries came faster and faster, and the phrase “asteroid belt” came into use sometime in the early 1850s. It’s not known who exactly was the first person to use the term.

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