Leverrier

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier
gptkbp:advocatesFor scientific rigor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Paris_Observatory
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:born March 11, 1811
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Galle
gptkbp:contributedTo mathematical physics
the field of mathematics
Newtonian_mechanics
gptkbp:contribution mathematical astronomy
gptkbp:died November 23, 1877
gptkbp:famousFor calculating_the_orbit_of_Neptune
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field theoretical physics
astronomy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hippolyte_Léon_Denys_Jean_Leverrier
gptkbp:hasContribution Neptune's_discovery
gptkbp:historicalResearch planetary orbits
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering work in astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leverrier
gptkbp:impact space exploration
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
astrophysics
classical mechanics
modern celestial mechanics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:influenceOn astronomical calculations
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:inventor Leverrier's_method_of_perturbation
gptkbp:involvedIn scientific community
gptkbp:knownFor planetary science
predicting_the_existence_of_Neptune
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern astronomy
gptkbp:members gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableEvent Neptune's_orbital_prediction
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Henri_Poincaré
gptkbp:notableWork Theories of planetary motion
gptkbp:occupation mathematician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Saint-Lô,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:publishedIn scientific journals
gptkbp:publishes Sur_la_planète_Neptune
gptkbp:recognizedBy scientific societies
scientific contributions
gptkbp:recognizes founder of celestial mechanics
gptkbp:researchContribution theoretical predictions of celestial bodies
gptkbp:researchField celestial mechanics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Anne_Leverrier
gptkbp:supports orbital dynamics
gptkbp:theory planetary perturbations