… in 1802 German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered “2 Pallas,” the second asteroid known to man. Heinrich also theorized that the asteroid belt was the remnants of a planet.
Heinrich Olbers Discovers Asteroid 2 Pallas
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