John Couch Adams
British mathematician and astronomer
John Couch Adams FRS FRSE FRAS was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge.
His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only... Wikipedia
Born: June 5, 1819, Laneast, United Kingdom
Died: January 21, 1892 (age 72 years), Observatory Building, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Discovered: Neptune
Education: St John's College (1839–1843) and University of Cambridge
Parents: Thomas Adams and Tabitha Knill Grylls
Siblings: William Grylls Adams