02634nam 2200577Ia 450 991043810610332120200520144314.01-299-40825-71-4614-5565-010.1007/978-1-4614-5565-3(CKB)2550000001018176(EBL)1081950(OCoLC)836406957(SSID)ssj0000879900(PQKBManifestationID)11466207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000879900(PQKBWorkID)10872151(PQKB)10780662(DE-He213)978-1-4614-5565-3(MiAaPQ)EBC1081950(PPN)169135780(EXLCZ)99255000000101817620121126d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLe verrier--magnificent and detestable astronomer /James Lequeux ; edited with an introduction by William Sheehan ; translated by Bernard Sheehan1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20121 online resource (347 p.)Astrophysics and space science library ;397Description based upon print version of record.1-4899-8654-5 1-4614-5564-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The young years (1811-1845) -- Neptune’s discovery (1845-1846) -- Waiting for the Paris Observatory (1847-1843) -- Director of the Observatory (1844-1870) -- The dictator -- The fall (1870-1872) -- The second reign (1873-1877) -- Longitudes via telegraph -- The creator of European meteorology -- Le Verrier’s heritage.Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of Mercury which later became the first proof of General Relativity. He also founded European meteorology. However his arrogance and bad temper created many enemies, and he was even fired from his position of Director of the Paris Observatory.Astrophysics and space science library ;397.AstronomersFranceBiographyAstronomers520.92Lequeu James1754797MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438106103321Le verrier--magnificent and detestable astronomer4191294UNINA