Neptune discovered at Berlin Observatory

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Neptune discovered at Berlin Observatory
Neptune discovered at Berlin Observatory

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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 Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier, who calculated the approximate location of the planet by studying gravity-induced disturbances in the moti…