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The Neptune File: A Story Of Astronomical Rivalry And The Pioneers Of Planet Hunting-used Wallflower Press Linear TransformationsDescribes The Dramatic Events Surrounding The Discovery Of Neptune, The Eighth Planet In The Solar System, And Profiles The Two Men, British Mathematician John Couch Adams And French Astronomer Urbain Le Verrier Who Predicted Where The Planet Would Be Based On Mathematical Calculations Rather Than On Observation. Reprint.