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Which observatory confirmed the existence of the planet discovered by both Adams and Le Verrier?

  • Greenwich Observatory

  • Hale Observatories

  • Palomar Observatory

  • Berlin Observatory

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The Berlin Observatory played a crucial role in confirming the existence of the planet Neptune. After French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams independently predicted the planet's existence through mathematical calculations, the Berlin Observatory, under the direction of Johann Gottfried Galle, meticulously searched the night sky and successfully observed the new planet near the predicted location on September 23, 1846.
The Astronomical Achievements of John Couch Adams: A Quiz on the British Mathematician and Astronomer

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