Urbain Le Verrier
Urbain Le Verrier
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a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.
Born
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier 11 March 1811 Saint-Lô, France
Died
23 September 1877 (aged 66) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Discovery of Neptune
Fields
Mathematics, astronomy
Alma mater
École Polytechnique
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France
era
1800+