The discovery of Juno and its effect on Olbers' asteroid explosion hypothesis

In 1806, two years after the discovery of Juno, the asteroid explosion hypothesis made famous by Wilhelm Olbers was effectively demolished by the Swedish astronomer Lars Regner. His work has received virtually no attention, likely because it was written as a poorly-circulated pamphlet in Latin. This paper looks at both Olbers' and Regner's reaction to the discovery of Juno.