Historedia
Person

Urbain Le Verrier

Events
3
Episodes
5
Years
1846–1860

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Urbain Le Verrier, 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. Neptune discovered at Berlin Observatory; Lassell finds Triton

    1846

    Role: French astronomer who predicted Neptune's position

    1. 23-24 September 1846 · Berlin ObservatoryDiscovery of Neptune at Berlin

      Galle and d'Arrest observed Neptune on 23 September 1846, confirming Le Verrier's predictions within 1° of the calculated location.

    2. 10 October 1846 · LiverpoolDiscovery of Triton from Liverpool

      William Lassell discovered Triton, Neptune's largest moon, on 10 October 1846, seventeen days after the planet's discovery.

  2. Edmond Modeste Lescarbault claims sighting of the planet Vulcan

    1859–1860

    Role: French astronomer and mathematician

    1. 26 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. 2 January 1860 · ParisLe Verrier's Announcement

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

  3. Announcement of the Hypothetical Planet Vulcan

    1860

    Role: Announcer

    1. 2 January 1860 · Académie des SciencesAnnouncement of Vulcan

      Le Verrier announced the discovery of Vulcan at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris on 2 January 1860, citing Lescarbault's observation.

Sources

  1. Urbain Le Verrier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Discovery of Neptune Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  3. Vulcan (hypothetical planet) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19