Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier
1811 - 1877
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Urbain Le Verrier is best known for the calculations which led to the discovery of Neptune.
Mathematicians born in the same country
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| Honours awarded to Urbain Le Verrier (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Royal Society Copley Medal | 1846 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1847 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1847 |
| Lunar features | Crater Le Verrier |
| Paris street names | Rue Le Verrier (6th Arrondissement) |
| Commemorated on the Eiffel Tower | |
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