Leverrier

[ luh-ver-ee-ey; French luh-ve-ryey ]

/ ləˈvɛr iˌeɪ; French lə vɛˈryeɪ /

Ur·bain Jean Jo·seph

[yr-ban zhahn zhaw-zef] /ürˈbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf/,1811–77, French astronomer.

Example sentences from the Web for leverrier

This observation was disregarded by Leverrier, because his formula required about four times that velocity.

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort
Accordingly, very little attention was paid by Leverrier to Liais's objections.

Myths and Marvels of Astronomy |Richard A. Proctor
For this reason, Leverrier pronounced, in 1867, the Perseid to be of older formation than the Leonid system.

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century |Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
We are told that Leverrier "satisfied himself as to the substantial accuracy of the reported observation."

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort

But to point out Leverrier's poverty-stricken average—or discovering planets upon a fifty per cent.

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort

Leverrier

/ (French ləvɛrje) /

Urbain Jean Joseph (yrbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf). 1811–77, French astronomer: calculated the existence and position of the planet Neptune