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1. Neptune (planet)

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   Discovery and Naming
   Neptune (planet)/) was the first planet located by calculation rather than by empirical observation. Its calculated position was necessitated by unexplained deviations in the orbital path of Uranus (planet)/) that suggested an unseen, massive perturber beyond its orbit. Initial calculations by Urbain Le Verrier in 1845 pointed toward a specific location. Independently, John Couch Adams in the United Kingdom arrived at a simila…