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Urbain Le Verrier (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia biography of Urbain Le Verrier, covering his 1846 mathematical prediction of the planet Neptune, confirmed observationally by Johann Galle.

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Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbain_Le_Verrier
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
3
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Urbain Le Verrier (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Scientists, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

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13

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1
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