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Vulcan Hypothesis

France · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1860Date range
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1860

Urbain Le Verrier1860

Science / Astronomy

Le Verrier proposes an unseen planet inside Mercury's orbit as one possible explanation for the unexplained advance of Mercury's perihelion.

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Urbain Le Verrier

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