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Urbain Le Verrier

Urbain Le Verrier
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Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was 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.

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  1. Auguste BravaisAugust 23, 1811 – March 30, 1863
  2. Carlo MatteucciJune 20, 1811 – June 24, 1868
  3. Évariste GaloisOctober 25, 1811 – May 31, 1832
  4. John William DraperMay 5, 1811 – January 4, 1882
  5. Otto HesseApril 22, 1811 – August 4, 1874
  6. Urbain Le Verrier (this page)March 11, 1811 – September 23, 1877

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