Galileo May Have Discovered Neptune

Some 234 years before the planet was officially found, Galileo may have made the earliest observations of Neptune, a new study of the famous astronomer's diary and notebooks reveals. Professor David Jamieson, the head of the University of Melbourne School of Physics, made the astonishing... [ read more >> ]

If the new study turns out to be correct, Galileo may also be credited with discovering Neptune

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If the new study turns out to be correct, Galileo may also be credited with discovering Neptune