Science on the 23rd of September 1846 in history

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23 Sep 1846 Neptune discovered	science	Neptune discovered In 1846, the German astronomer Johann G. Galle discovered Neptune after only an hour of searching, within one degree of the position that had been computed by Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier. Independently of the English astronomer John C. Adams, Urabain-Jean Le Verrier had calculated the size and position of a previously unknown planet, which he assumed influenced the irregular orbit of Uranus, and he asked Galle to look for it.	0
23 Sep 1846 Johann Galle	science	Johann Galle (astronomy) Johann Galle discovers Neptune.	0

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