"The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked."

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Source : James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик

James R Newman

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