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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.
John Couch Adams (Lidcot, 5 giugno 1819 – Cambridge, 21 gennaio 1892) è stato un matematico britannico. È principalmente noto per avere ipotizzato l'esistenza di Nettuno usando puramente calcoli matematici.
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. On July 3, 1841, Adams had entered in his journal: “Formed a design in the beginning of this week of investigating, as soon ...
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.
ADAMS, John Couch. Francesco Porro de Somenzi. Nato a Lidcot (Cornovaglia), il 5 giugno 1819, morto il 21 gennaio 1892 a Cambridge, dov'era professore di astronomia e geometria e direttore dell'osservatorio. Il suo nome è particolarmente legato alla scoperta del pianeta Nettuno, avendo egli già nel settembre 1845 comunicato all'astronomo ...
22 set 2021 · Middle: Portrait of astronomer John Couch Adams, who independently calculated the position of Neptune. Right: 1890 portrait of astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, the first to identify Neptune as the eighth planet. With the 1781 discovery of Uranus, the number of known planets in the solar system grew to seven.
Adams, John Couch Enciclopedia on line Matematico e astronomo (Lidcot, Cornovaglia, 1819 - Cambridge 1892); professore di astronomia e geometria a Cambridge, dove diresse l' osservatorio ; socio straniero dei Lincei (1883).
