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Johann Gottfried Galle (9 June 1812 – 10 July 1910) was a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune and know what he was looking at.
2 days ago · Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer who on Sept. 23, 1846, was the first to observe the planet Neptune. Galle joined the staff of the Berlin Observatory, where he served as assistant director under J.F. Encke from 1835 until 1851.
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Sep 22, 2021 · Based on Le Verrier’s calculations, on the night of Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle used the Fraunhofer telescope at the Berlin Observatory and made the first observations of the new planet, only 1 degree from its calculated position.
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May 29, 2018 · Galle, Johann Gottfried (b. Pabsthaus, near Gräfenhainichen, Germany, 9 June 1812; d. Potsdam, Germany, 10 July 1910) astronomy. Galle was the son of J. Gottfried Galle and Henriette Pannier. He was born in an isolated house on the Dübener Heide, a wooded heath between the Elbe and the Mulde, where his father was manager of a tar distillery.
With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier, telescopic observations confirming the existence of a major planet were made on the night of September 23–24, 1846, at the Berlin Observatory, by astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (assisted by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest), working from Le Verrier's calculations.
Feb 10, 2022 · German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (above), along with fellow German astronomer Heinrich Ludwig d’Arrest (below), made the definitive discovery of Neptune, spotting it on the night of...
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Feb 9, 2010 · German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory. Neptune, generally the eighth planet from the sun, was postulated by the French astronomer...
