Edmond Modeste Lescarbault

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1859–1860

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Edmond Modeste Lescarbault claims sighting of the planet Vulcan

   1859–1860

   Role: French physician and amateur astronomer

   1. 126 March 1859 · Orgères-en-BeauceLescarbault's Transit Claim

      Lescarbault reported observing a small black dot on the Sun's face on March 26, 1859, interpreting it as a planetary transit.

   2. 22 January 1860 · ParisLe Verrier's Announcement

      Le Verrier announced the discovery of Vulcan at the Académie des Sciences in Paris on January 2, 1860.

Sources

1. Vulcan (hypothetical planet) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19