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Graph showing the various predictions of the place of Neptune on 1846/09/23, its day of discovery, according to various hypotheses circulated privately by John Couch Adams (blue circles), and published by Urbain Le Verrier (pink square).

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current	16:36, 17 December 2007	753×156 (10 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Pre-discovery predictions of Neptune's position according to Adams and LeVerrier. Data taken from Rawlins 1992 (see bibliography).)
	16:33, 17 December 2007	753×156 (10 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Pre-discovery predictions of Neptune's position from Adams and Le Verrier. Data taken from Rawlins 1992 (see bibliography).)
	16:31, 17 December 2007	753×156 (10 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Predicted positions of the perturber of Uranus's orbit prior to the discovery of Neptune. From Rawlins 1992 (see bibliography).)
	16:30, 17 December 2007	753×156 (10 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Predicted positions of the perturber of Uranus's orbit prior to the discovery of Neptune. From Rawlins 1992 (see bibliography).)
	07:18, 17 December 2007	876×156 (11 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Graph showing the various predictions of the place of Neptune on 1846/09/23, its day of discovery, according to various hypotheses circulated privately by John Couch Adams (blue circles), and published by Urbain Le Verrier (pink square).)
	07:16, 17 December 2007	876×156 (11 KB)	Keithpickering (Talk \| contribs)	(Graph showing the various predictions of the place of Neptune on 1846/09/23, its day of discovery, according to various hypotheses circulated privately by John Couch Adams (blue circles), and published by Urbain Le Verrier (pink square).)