Why Were Adams and Le Verrier Acknowledged as the Discoverers

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why were Adams and Le Verrier acknowledged as the discoverers of the planet Neptune?

• A) They were the first to see it through a telescope.
• B) They took time-lapsed photos to show its motion across the sky.
• C) They predicted its position based on the observed discrepancies in the orbit of Uranus.
• D) They were the directors of the observatory at which it was discovered.
• E) They paid for the observations that discovered it.

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