Title | Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph |
View | Sculpture 11:1388 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Sculpture of Urbain Le Verrier at the Paris Observatory where he served as director. A French astronomer and mathematician who theorized on the movements of planets, he is credited as one of the discoverers of Neptune. |
Subject Terms | Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph, 1811-1877 | Astronomers | Mathematicians | Directors (Administrators) | Observatoire de Paris | Sculpture (Visual works) |
Photographer | Calvert, Mary Ross, 1884-1974 |
Photograph Date | 1944-10 |
Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 16.5 x 12.5 cm |
Location | Paris, France |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-00372 |
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