The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-25

C.MssIDor, Oct 81, 1886
Dear sr-I am indebted for the following account of
the verncauon by the telescope OF the grand discovery
by Leverrer of planet outside Of Uranus my friend
Mr. b. A. Gould, Jr who is now pursuing his scientific
Leverrier at Paris and that he does appear to be
more than thirty years old.
Yours, Sc, BENJAMIN PIERCE. s
Numerous suspicious have been already excited in
observed motions of Uranus that this difference might
result from the influence of some exterior planet The
distinguished astronomer, Leverrier of Paris has dur
the present year. carefully prosecuted the nvestiga
ton and from the magnitude and character Of the per-
urbatons not accounted for by theory dennvey obtain
ed the position OF hitherto unknown disturbing planet
He has given the elements OF this planet and the place
where it should be looked for.
By letter Of the 23d September Leverrier requested
Dr. Gale search for the planet and the same
ing DIR. Gale succeeded by means OF careful COMPARE
supernte Of the Berlin Jahrbuch ora xxi Of the
Berlin Academy maps) in finding star OF the 9Th magni
tude very the place assigned by Leverrsr which
was not upon the map. On account of its very slow
ton, it necessary to wait until the next day. On
the oath September the star had refrigerated minute
OF arc from its former position this motion correspond
verrier
to be percepble but the discovery only rendered
possible by the precision of the map employed The OBJ
Beriis INST AR Dec
Sept 2sd, 18th. ON iSs $3.50 lsm. lss lae gam, sss
aath % Al sas Is l! 10 "a sos
meridian The character of the discovery resulting from
purely theoretical investigations to Leverer
the most brilliant rank among all the dscoverers of
planets -
This planet probably about twice the distance of IRA
nus from the Sun ENCKE
Berlin, Sept. rs, 1916.
Since receiving Professor Perce's letter. we are in
formed that the planet probably seen "Wednesday
evening at the Cambridge observatory II is certain at
least that star Of the sth magnitude seen, which
is not in the excellent map referred to by Encke and is
in the very place in which the planet should be found
Another night will be needed to test this observation
Its right ascension at o'clock 2lh 5lm and 1885,
and its declnaton was Is degrees Sam. s.
Geographic despatch in the U. S. Gazette from Sears
T. walker states that Leverrers planet Fri
day night at the Washington Observatory At previous
observation on Wednesday evening, II is certain that
star OF the eighth magnitude seen which is not
the excellent map referred to by Encke which il
the very place in which the planet should be found Its
right ascension at O'Clock 2lh sim. and $685. and
its declination was Is deg. 32s.
From the Boston Courier Oct 24J
The new planet, predicted by NJ Leverrer in SO re-
markabe manner from the perturbations of Hersche
and discovered by Dr. Gale at Berlin, on the 23d OF
September was seen from the Cambridge observatory
on the evenings of the 2st and 22d inst was found
without much difficulty, with the ve.feet Equatorial
near the star No. 7648 of the British Association ca
taogue The planet bore illumination almost as we'll as
the STAR which rated of the It'll magnitude The place
OF the planet, on October 2lst, was
AR. OH, 5lhm Dec. l3o 80 South.
Camhrid0a Observ atory Dot oa5 ,oae