An Hiatus in History
The British Claim for Neptune's Co-Prediction, 1845-1846: Part 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4785015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Kollerstrom (University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-28 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2753 • E-ISSN: 1753-8564 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/007327530604400101 |
| OpenAlex | W2118981571 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, as a byproduct of a systematic sky-survey of the brighter stars; and, once he had reported his observation (of what he thought be a comet), it then took about half a year before it gradually became evident that it must be a new planet. The discovery of Neptune in 1846 was a quite different kind of event: the words of the poet John Keats
Astronomy · Comet · Hiatus · Neptune · Physics · Planet · Sky · Uranus · Geology · History · History and Developments in Astronomy · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |