Name History
In 1983, Peter Thomas, an assistant of Cornell University, proposed the idea of naming an asteroid after the creator of Scrooge McDuck. One of Ted Bowell's discoveries was used. On January 28, Minor Planet Circular reported the new name of the asteroid. A week later, Thomas informed Barks by mail about his initiative.
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“It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man’s judgement.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
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