LEADER 02634nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910438106103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-40825-7 010 $a1-4614-5565-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-5565-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018176 035 $a(EBL)1081950 035 $a(OCoLC)836406957 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000879900 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11466207 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000879900 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10872151 035 $a(PQKB)10780662 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-5565-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1081950 035 $a(PPN)169135780 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018176 100 $a20121126d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLe verrier--magnificent and detestable astronomer /$fJames Lequeux ; edited with an introduction by William Sheehan ; translated by Bernard Sheehan 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (347 p.) 225 1 $aAstrophysics and space science library ;$v397 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4899-8654-5 311 $a1-4614-5564-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aLe Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of Mercury which later became the first proof of General Relativity. He also founded European meteorology. However his arrogance and bad temper created many enemies, and he was even fired from his position of Director of the Paris Observatory. 410 0$aAstrophysics and space science library ;$v397. 606 $aAstronomers$zFrance$vBiography 615 0$aAstronomers 676 $a520.92 700 $aLequeu$b James$01754797 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438106103321 996 $aLe verrier--magnificent and detestable astronomer$94191294 997 $aUNINA