Urbain Le Verrier
Astronomer
1811 – 1877
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Who was Urbain Le Verrier?
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1811
Saint-Lô - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- French people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École Polytechnique
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand
- Employment
- Paris Observatory
- Lived in
- Lower Normandy
- Died
- Sep 23, 1877
Paris - Resting place
- Montparnasse Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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