How Was the Planet Neptune Discovered

question 23

Multiple Choice

How was the planet Neptune discovered?

• A) Neptune was discovered by mathematical prediction using Newton's laws.
• B) Neptune happened to pass close to Jupiter in the sky and was discovered by an astronomer studying Jupiter.
• C) Neptune was discovered accidentally during a telescopic survey of the sky.
• D) No one knows-Neptune has been known since ancient times.

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