Challis, James (1803-82)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3530. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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British astronomer, born in Braintree, Essex, England, became Plumian professor and Director of the Observatory at Cambridge. Was persuaded by ADAMS to search for Neptune, but had no up to date chart and had to laboriously observe all the stars in the area twice to find one that moved. Observed Neptune, but only once, in July 1846, and was not re-observing the field of stars with any urgency, so ...

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