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Thus when subsequent research by Galle at the Berlin observatory revealed that such a planet (Neptune) did in fact exist, and was situated precisely where Adams and Leverrier had calculated, this was hailed as by all and sundry as a magnificent triumph for Newtonian physics: in Popperian terms, Newton's theory had been subjected to a critical test, and had passed with flying colours.
Karl Popper Thornton, Stephen 2009
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Popper himself is fond of citing, as an example of such a critical test, the resolution, by Adams and Leverrier, of the problem which the anomalous orbit of Uranus posed for nineteenth century astronomers.
Karl Popper Thornton, Stephen 2009
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The instinctive wants of the animal and the intellectual wants of Cuvier, and the wants of Nature and of the mind of Leverrier were alike, and thus the results; here the thoughts of an existence, there an existence.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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French astronomer and mathematician Leverrier discovered the precise location of Neptune—within one degree—using only calculus.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Urbain Leverrier needs another star at a certain place to keep the solar system in order, and Neptune appears in the place and hour appointed.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Celestial mathematician Urbain Leverrier discovered that a star was neded at a certain place to keep the solar system in order, and Neptune always appeared in the place and hour appointed.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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The instinctive wants of the animal and the intellectual wants of Cuvier, and the wants of Nature and of the mind of Leverrier were alike, and thus the results; here the thoughts of an existence, there an existence.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Celestial mathematician Urbain Leverrier discovered that a star was neded at a certain place to keep the solar system in order, and Neptune always appeared in the place and hour appointed.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Urbain Leverrier needs another star at a certain place to keep the solar system in order, and Neptune appears in the place and hour appointed.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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The ultimate example of “seek and ye shall find,” Leverrier was a strict scientist who strove for precision in all of his work.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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