J. C. Adams
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J. C. Adams was a 19th-century British mathematician and astronomer best known for his role in the prediction of the planet Neptune.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. C. Adams canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Giles’ Cemetery, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1819-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1892-01-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Couch
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | George Biddell Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym |
Adams Prize
NERFINISHED
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Adams crater on Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Adams crater on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century astronomy
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development of celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
independent prediction of the planet Neptune
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work on perturbations of Uranus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Astronomical Society
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Couch (maternal grandfather) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | prediction of the existence and position of Neptune ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cornwall
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England ⓘ Laneast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge
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Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at the University of Cambridge
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director of the Cambridge Observatory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
orbit of Uranus
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perturbations of planetary orbits ⓘ |
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