Le Verrier and Adams’ Planet; The Story of a World Discovered by Mathematics . A self-contained Victorian narrative of the astonishing moment when a planet was found not by sight, but by calculation alone. By Dionysius Lardner. A complete article printed in 1855.
London: Walton and Maberly, 1855. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). Chronicles the mathematical prediction and discovery of Neptune by two rival astronomers. 24 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right..... More
























