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Did John Couch Adams receive full or half credit for the discovery of Neptune?
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Half credit was awarded to John Couch Adams for his contribution to the discovery of Neptune. Despite his accurate calculations predicting the planet's position, French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier received primary credit as his findings arrived first and closely matched the observations made by Johann Gottfried Galle. Adams's delay in publishing his results and less precise predictions resulted in the shared recognition.
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