Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jbaa..106..217b&link_type=abstract
Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.106, no.4, p.217-219
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Biography: Lassell, W., Herschel, J.
Scientific paper
With the discovery of an eighth magnitude object near Delta Capricorni on 1846 September 23, J. G. Galle and H. d'Arrest at Berlin successfully concluded the search for Neptune, then the farthest known planet from the Sun. The event was promptly acclaimed, and designated one of the greatest triumphs of celestial mechanics. News reached England on September 30. Next day J. R. Hind announced the discovery in a letter to the London Times where it was avidly read by the owner of the largest telescope in England, William Lassell (1799-1880), the wealthy Liverpool brewer. The set of historical accidents that prevented Lassell himself from discovering the new planet is discussed.
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