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[[File:Urbain_Le_Verrier.jpg|thumb|Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier.]]'''Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier''' (French: [yʁbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔzɛf lə vɛʁje]; 11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]] who specialized in celestial mechanics. | [[File:Urbain_Le_Verrier.jpg|thumb|Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier.]]'''Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier''' (French: [yʁbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔzɛf lə vɛʁje]; 11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]] who specialized in celestial mechanics. | ||
He is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Kepler and Newton. Le Verrier sent the coordinates to Johann Gottfried Galle in Berlin, asking him to verify. Galle found Neptune in the same night he received Le Verrier's letter, within 1° of the predicted position. | He is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|Johannes Kepler]] and [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|Isaac Newton]]. Le Verrier sent the coordinates to [[Johann Gottfried Galle (nonfiction)|Johann Gottfried Galle]] in Berlin, asking him to verify. Galle found Neptune in the same night he received Le Verrier's letter, within 1° of the predicted position. | ||
The discovery of Neptune is widely regarded as a dramatic validation of celestial mechanics, and is one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science. | The discovery of Neptune is widely regarded as a dramatic validation of celestial mechanics, and is one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Johann Gottfried Galle (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
Latest revision as of 08:49, 28 November 2017
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (French: [yʁbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔzɛf lə vɛʁje]; 11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics.
He is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton. Le Verrier sent the coordinates to Johann Gottfried Galle in Berlin, asking him to verify. Galle found Neptune in the same night he received Le Verrier's letter, within 1° of the predicted position.
The discovery of Neptune is widely regarded as a dramatic validation of celestial mechanics, and is one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.
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- Johann Gottfried Galle (nonfiction)
- Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)
- Mathematician (nonfiction)
- Isaac Newton (nonfiction)
External links:
- Urbain Le Verrier @ Wikipedia