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John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS (/ k uː tʃ /; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics.
- 21 January 1892 (aged 72), Cambridge Observatory, Cambridgeshire, England
John Couch Adams (born June 5, 1819, Laneast, Cornwall, Eng.—died Jan. 21, 1892, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British mathematician and astronomer, one of two people who independently discovered the planet Neptune.
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Sep 22, 2021 · Learn how astronomer John Couch Adams independently calculated the position of Neptune in 1845, based on the perturbations of Uranus. Find out how Neptune was observed and explored by telescopes and spacecraft over time.
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In 1845, astronomers Urbain Le Verrier in Paris and John Couch Adams in Cambridge separately began calculations to determine the nature and position of such a planet.
Quick Info. Born. 5 June 1819. Lidcott, near Launceston, Cornwall, England. Died. 21 January 1892. Cambridge, England. Summary. John Couch Adams was an astronomer and mathematician who was the first person to predict the position of a planet beyond Uranus. View six larger pictures. Biography.
May 29, 2018 · The English mathematical astronomer John Couch Adams (1819-1892) was a principal figure in the discovery of the planet Neptune. Born at Laneast, Cornwall, on June 5, 1819, to a farm family of modest station, John Couch Adams early demonstrated a remarkable capacity for mathematics.
Feb 10, 2022 · English astronomer John Couch Adams, who likewise played a vital role in predicting the location of the solar system’s eighth planet, is seen here at a desk in his home in the 1870s....
