June 5, 1819: The birth of John C. Adams

On June 5, 1819, British mathematician and astronomer John C. Adams was born in in Cornwall. The first to predict the existence of Neptune, he wrote in his journal on July 3, 1841: “Formed a design in the beginning of this week of investigating, as soon as possible after taking my degree, the irregularities inContinue reading “June 5, 1819: The birth of John C. Adams”
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