Neptune File: A Story Of Astronomical Rivalry And The Pioneers Of Planet Hunting

Synopsis

The Neptune Fileis the first full account of the dramatic events surrounding the eighth planet’s discovery, and the story of two remarkable men who were able to “see” on paper what astronomers looking through telescopes for more than 200 years had overlooked. On June 26, 1841, John Couch Adams, a brilliant young mathematician at Cambridge University, chanced upon a report by Eng