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1. • • Heinrich Louis d’Arrest (born July 13, 1822, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died June 14, 1875, Copenhagen, Den.) was a German astronomer who, while a student at the Berlin Observatory, hastened the discovery of Neptune by suggesting comparison of the sky, in the region indicated by Urbain Le Verrier’s calculations, with a recently prepared star chart.
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   Heinrich Louis d’Arrest (born July 13, 1822, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died June 14, 1875, Copenhagen, Den.) was a German astronomer who, while a student at the Berlin Observatory, hastened the discovery of Neptune by suggesting comparison of the sky, in the region indicated by Urbain Le Verrier’s calculations, with a recently prepared ...

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   D'Arrest's later work at the Leipzig Observatory led him, in 1851, to the discovery of the comet named for him (formally designated 6P/d'Arrest). He also studied asteroids, discovering 76 Freia, nebulae, and galaxies, discovering NGC 1 in 1861 and NGC 26 and NGC 358 in 1865.

   • Born: 13 August 1822, Berlin
   • Known for: Neptune

   • Died: 14 June 1875 (aged 52), Copenhagen
   • Nationality: German

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   Dec 24, 2016 · Alternate Name. d'Arrest, Heinrich Ludwig. Born Berlin, (Germany), 13 August 1822. Died Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 June 1875. In addition to discovering three comets and 342 NGC objects, Heinrich d’Arrest assisted Johann Galle in discovering Neptune on 23 September 1846. D’Arrest studied mathematics and astronomy from 1839 at Berlin University.

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   Feb 9, 2010 · On September 23, 1846, Le Verrier informed Galle of his findings, and the same night Galle and his assistant Heinrich Louis d’Arrest identified Neptune at their observatory in Berlin.

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   May 22, 2021 · Neptune was telescopically discovered by Johan Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d’Arrest in Berlin on 23 September 1846 based on the prediction by Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier. The role German astronomers played in the discovery has often been overshadowed...

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   Dec 1, 2011 · The planet Neptune was discovered in 1846 by German astronomer Johann Galle and his assistant Heinrich Louis d’Arrest. This image was captured by the Voyager 2spacecraft in the summer of 1982. (Courtesy of NASA.)

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   A diligent investigator of comets, asteroids, and nebulae, d’Arrest is known today chiefly for his role in the discovery of the planet Neptune, and for the periodic comet that bears his name-this comet, which he discovered in 1851, was last seen in October 1963 and is significant because its orbit is gradually getting larger through the action o...