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‖ Georgium sidus|ˈdʒɔːdʒɪəm ˈsaɪdəs|
[mod.L. Geōrgium, neut. f. L. Geōrgius George + L. sīdus star.]
One of the greater planets (now called Uranus), so named by its discoverer, Sir William Herschel, in honour of George III (see quot. 1783).
1783Herschel in Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 2, I cannot but wish to take this opportunity of expressing my sense of gratitude, by giving the name Georgium Sidus..to a star, which (with respect to us) first began to shine under His auspicious reign. 1788― Ibid. LXXVIII. 369 The Georgium Sidus, therefore, in bulk, is 80,49256 times as large as the earth. |