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James Challis

James Challis

English physicist and astronomer
James Challis FRS was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy and the director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few... Wikipedia
Born: December 12, 1803, Braintree, United Kingdom
Died: December 3, 1882 (age 78 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Known for: Not discovering Neptune
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