TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lequeux,James
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Le Verrier—Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer
T2  - Astrophysics and Space Science Library,
SN  - 9781461455653
AV  - QB4 
U1  - 520 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Physics
KW  - History
KW  - Observations, Astronomical
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Observations
KW  - Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
KW  - History of Science
KW  - History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
N1  - The young years (1811-1845) -- Neptune’s discovery (1845-1846) -- Waiting for the Paris Observatory (1847-1843) -- Director of the Observatory (1844-1870) -- The dictator -- The fall (1870-1872) -- The second reign (1873-1877) -- Longitudes via telegraph -- The creator of European meteorology -- Le Verrier’s heritage
N2  - Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of Mercury which later became the first proof of General Relativity. He also founded European meteorology. However his arrogance and bad temper created many enemies, and he was even fired from his position of Director of the Paris Observatory
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5565-3
ER  -