Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier (1811-1877) French astronomer who calculated the position of planet Neptune in 1846. Calculations confirmed were shortly

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Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier (1811-1877) French astronomer who calculated the position of planet Neptune in 1846. Calculations confirmed were shortly after by JG Galle at Berlin. Lithograph c1850.

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