URBAIN JEAN JOSEPH LEVERRIER
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (March 11, 1811 - September 23, 1877) was a French
mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his
part in the discovery of Neptune.
Le Verrier was born in Saint-L, France, and studied at the Ecole Polytechnique.
Following a brief period studying chemistry under Gay-Lussac, Le Verrier
switched to astronomy, particularly celestial mechanics. He accepted a job at
the Paris Observatory, where he spent most of his professional life, and
eventually became that institution's Director.
Honours
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society - 1868 and 1876
Namesake of Craters on the Moon and Mars, a ring of Neptune, and the asteroid
1997 Leverrier
One of the 72 names engraved on the Eiffel Tower
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (March 11, 1811 - September 23, 1877) was a French
mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his
part in the discovery of Neptune.
Le Verrier was born in Saint-L, France, and studied at the Ecole Polytechnique.
Following a brief period studying chemistry under Gay-Lussac, Le Verrier
switched to astronomy, particularly celestial mechanics. He accepted a job at
the Paris Observatory, where he spent most of his professional life, and
eventually became that institution's Director.
Honours
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society - 1868 and 1876
Namesake of Craters on the Moon and Mars, a ring of Neptune, and the asteroid
1997 Leverrier
One of the 72 names engraved on the Eiffel Tower