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Neptune was discovered just after midnight, [1] after less than an hour of searching and less than 1 degree from the position Le Verrier had predicted, a remarkable match. After two further nights of observations in which its position and movement were verified, Galle replied to Le Verrier with astonishment: "the planet whose place you have ...
Johann Gottfried Galle, 1880 Memorial plaque in Wittenberg. Johann Gottfried Galle (9 June 1812 – 10 July 1910) was a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune and know what he was looking at.
John Couch Adams. Adams was born at Lidcot, a farm at Laneast, [1] near Launceston, Cornwall, the eldest of seven children.His parents were Thomas Adams (1788–1859), a poor tenant farmer, and his wife, Tabitha Knill Grylls (1796–1866).
Sabrina Carpenter has an NSFW New Year's resolution.. On Jan. 2, the "Espresso" singer shared her goal for 2025 on Instagram — and it looks like she already broke it. "new year’s resolution no ...
Neptune's second-known satellite (by order of discovery), the irregular moon Nereid, has one of the most eccentric orbits of any satellite in the Solar System. The eccentricity of 0.7512 gives it an apoapsis that is seven times its periapsis distance from Neptune. [j] From July to September 1989, Voyager 2 discovered six moons of Neptune. [162]
Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help get President-elect Donald Trump back in the White House, according to newly released campaign finance records. The ...
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MLB free agency has gotten off to a very hot start this winter. Already, we've seen star players like Juan Soto, Willy Adames, Max Fried, Garrett Crochet, and Andres Gimenez change teams and we're ...