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Authorised form of nameVerrier; Urbain Jean Joseph Le (1811 - 1877)
Other forms of nameUrbain Jean Joseph
Other forms of surnameLe Verrier
Dates1811 - 1877
NationalityFrench
Place of birthSaint-Lo, France
Date of birth11 March 1811
Place of deathParis, France
Date of death23 September 1877
Research fieldAstronomy
Celestial mechanics
Meteorology
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election04/02/1847
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1846
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
W H McCrea, 'The Royal Observatory and the Study of Gravitation' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 133-140
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/73986042
CodeNA6096
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002727Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Josephnd
MS/426/255Copy letter from Edw [Edward] Sabine, Foreign Secretary fo the Royal Society; to Mons U J [Urbain Jean Joseph] le Verrier6 February 1847
EC/1847/03Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/8/199Letter from [Urbain] Le Verrier, Imperial Observatory, Paris, to the Royal Society27 May 1868
MC/8Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1867-1869
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