Urban Le Verrier

  • The Discovery of Neptune

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 8. Neptune is the only planet to be discovered through mathematical analysis. The orbit of Uranus was determined to be perturbed by an unknown object farther out in the Solar System, which astronomers thought might possibly be a new planet.  In 1792, Jean Delambre published tables of planetary positions. It…

  • Neptune

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 29, Number 10. If we were to travel out in the Solar System, we would eventually reach the last of the official planets. I know, many would argue there is still one more planet out there, but that’s another story. Neptune is the only planet to be discovered through mathematical analysis.…