Which of the following objects was discovered by accident by an astronomer who was surveying the sky with his telescope to look for comets but had no idea that he would discover something larger?
A) Uranus
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Pluto
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Q1: How was Uranus discovered?
A)by a careful search
Q3: If Uranus has an orbital period of
Q4: Using the best telescopes under the best
Q5: The distance between the orbits of Uranus
Q6: Neptune was discovered by:
A)the careful application of
Q7: Neptune was discovered:
A)totally by accident.
B)because of deviations
Q8: The orbital data that were used by
Q9: We believe Galileo may have unknowingly observed
Q10: When Couch Adams, the English student, and
Q11: How did the discovery of Neptune differ
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