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this rule, except that there was a blank be-
tween Mars and Jupiter. When Uranus was
discovered, also fitting the rule, the conclu-
sion was irresistible that there is probably a
planet between Mars and Jupiter. An asso-
ciation of twenty-four astronomers was now
formed in Germany to search for the planet.
Almost immediately afterwards the planet
was discovered, not by any member of the
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