This document provides biographical information about the French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier. It states that he lived from 1811 to 1877, studied at the Ecole polytechnic in France, and received a degree in mathematics and celestial mechanics. It notes that he was the first person to discover Neptune using mathematical calculations and predictions about Mercury's orbit, rather than telescopic observation. The document discusses how Le Verrier inspired other astronomers and explains that his discovery showed the power of mathematics to reveal unknown aspects of the solar system.

1. (March 11, 1811 to sep. 23, 1877)
Lived only 66 years
By: Skylar Kapellen

2.  Field of exploration: he studied space all of his
life.
 Country he explored for: he lived and studied
for France at the Ecole polytechnic.
 Education: he got a degree in mathematics and
celestial mechanics.

3.  Other information: Celestial mechanics is a
branch of astronomy.
mathematics
Ecole polytechnic Eiffel
tower

4. TYPE OF DISCOVERY DETAILS
He was the first one to find He was studying mercury's
Neptune using math. orbit when he thought
he saw Uranus but he
calculated its distance
and it was a new planet
named Neptune.

5. What time explorer came: Type of connection
Your explorer:
Urbain Le verrier John came at the same They both studied and found
time as urbain le Neptune with their predictions.
verrier
Name of explore they are connected to:
He is connected to john Gottfried
Galle because they inspired each
other.
john Gottfried Galle

6.  He used pencils  He used pencils and
 Paper paper to do math
 Calculators predictions and a
calculator to help him
 And he used a with adding.
computer
 He was using a
computer to study
mercury’s orbit when
he noticed the planet

7. Impact in the future
Your opinion on the
Discovery: support
impact in the future
Finding
Neptune It tells scientist that. People use to calculate
with only distance from the sun
we don’t need big
using math to the earth is but now
high tech stuff to find they have high tech
and not any
new planets. machines.
telescopes

8. How have explorers from history impact modern day explorers
and will those modern day discoveries impact your future?
I think Urbain Le Verrier impacted future space
explorers to tell them math is important because
he was the first one to use math to find a planet.
He used it to calculate the distance it is away
from earth and now every space explorer is
using math.

9.  Biographical information sheet
 Leverrier-nasa-home.com