James Challis

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James Challis was a 19th-century English clergyman and astronomer best known for his role as director of the Cambridge Observatory during the period of the predicted discovery of Neptune.

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instanceOf academic ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
person ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
clergyOf Church of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
University of Cambridge ⓘ
employer University of Cambridge ⓘ
fieldOfWork astrometry ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ
hasFamilyName Challis ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasGivenName James ⓘ
memberOf Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableEvent missed timely recognition of Neptune despite observing its position ⓘ
notableFor directorship of the Cambridge Observatory during the predicted discovery of Neptune ⓘ
role in the observational search for Neptune ⓘ
occupation astronomer ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
placeOfWork Cambridge, England ⓘ
positionHeld director of the Cambridge Observatory ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
workLocation Cambridge Observatory ⓘ

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