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Discovery of Neptune

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

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1612Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1612

Galilei Galileo1612

Science / Astronomy

Galileo also observed the planet Neptune in 1612, but did not realize that it was a planet

Names involved

Galilei Galileo

Provenance

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