No specific person was credited with naming Vega and Rigel.
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In the early 1870s, Muir pulled his Yosemite observations together and published articles about the grand scenery. He preached his theories and called those “juiceless masses” to join him in the mountains. Years later he wrote, “Try the mountain passes. ... Muir also began to call for protecting Yosemite and the Sierra.
Let me know if thats right, i feel like i read the question wrong
Yes, they were. They were told to bring only enough things for a few days and leave the rest, as they would return in a few days.