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Neptune

Neptune

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Re: Neptune

Hi;

They say that the orbit predicted by Adams and Le Verrier diverged by such a large amount that it was extremely fortuitious that the sighting was where they predicted! A few yours later and it would not have been found.

There is another story that Galileo first observed it around 1613 - 1614 but due to bad weather failed to see that it was a planet.

Thanks for the page.

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Re: Neptune

There is another story that Galileo first observed it around 1613 - 1614 but due to bad weather failed to see that it was a planet.

About what are you really talking bobbym..?

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From: Bumpkinland

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Re: Neptune

Neptune of course. Galileo observed it first but because of bad conditions he did not notice the large motion indicative of a planet rather than a star.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

barbie19022002

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Re: Neptune

oh...I see...what that the first time Galileo noticed Neptune...?

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Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

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Re: Neptune

That I can not say. He lived down the block from me in Little Italy but he was very old and did not like kids. When I would go talk to him he would hit me with a stick repeatedly. Later on we strung him up.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

barbie19022002

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Re: Neptune

Are you talking about him? or someone else...?

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Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Neptune

It would be impolite to talk about him, especially after we strung him up,

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

barbie19022002

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Re: Neptune

who galilieo....?

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Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

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Re: Neptune

There you go trying to get to talk about the poor fellow.

According to Sitchen the ancients new about Neptune.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

barbie19022002

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Re: Neptune

really....that's sounds amazing.....:D

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Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Neptune

In the future they will say that about us.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.