What is asteroid 1996 named after?
John Couch Adams
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Answer
Asteroid 1996 Adams is named after the English mathematician and astronomer John Couch Adams, known for his prediction of the existence and location of the planet Neptune through mathematical calculations rather than observations. This discovery gained recognition and marked a significant breakthrough in celestial mechanics.
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