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11, Feb, 2012

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Adams, John Couch 1819-92	An English mathematician. From his analysis of the motion of Uranus, Adams had worked out an approximate position for an unseen more distant planet by 1845. Urbain LeVerrier 1811-77, a French astronomer, arrived at a similar conclusion in 1846. Using LeVerrier's calculations, German astronomers Johann Galle 1812-1910 and Heinrich D'Arrest 1822-75 found Neptune on September 23, 1846. Both Adams and LeVerrier are now credited with the discovery of Neptune.

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Adams, John Couch 1819-92

An English mathematician. From his analysis of the motion of Uranus, Adams had worked out an approximate position for an unseen more distant planet by 1845. Urbain LeVerrier 1811-77, a French astronomer, arrived at a similar conclusion in 1846. Using LeVerrier's calculations, German astronomers Johann Galle 1812-1910 and Heinrich D'Arrest 1822-75 found Neptune on September 23, 1846. Both Adams and LeVerrier are now credited with the discovery of Neptune.