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John Russell Hind, Hermann Goldschmidt and Robert Luther, astronomers, c1900. Medal commemorating the work of these three men on the discovery of planetoids (asteroids or minor planets). From left to right: John Russell Hind (1823-1895), English astronomer who discovered 11 planetoids; Hermann Goldschmidt (1802-1866) German painter and astronomer who discovered 14 between 1852 and 1861, and Karl Theodor Robert Luther (1822-1900), German astronomer.