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Neptunism is a su****ded
scientific theory of
geology proposed by
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817) in the late 18th century, who
proposed that rocks...
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similarities of the
orbits of a
group of
recently discovered extreme trans-
Neptunian objects,
astronomers hypothesized the
existence of a super-Earth or ice...
- Italy", see below). He was at this time a
zealous upholder of the
Neptunian theory of Werner, with some modifications. In 1797, he met
Humboldt at Salzburg...
- A trans-
Neptunian object (TNO), also
written transneptunian object, is any
minor planet in the
Solar System that
orbits the Sun at a
greater average distance...
- material,
probably complex organic compounds. In this respect, the
inner Neptunian moons are
similar to the
inner Uranian moons. In
order of
their distance...
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factory in
London produces bone china.
Publication in
Amsterdam of the
Neptunian theory of
French diplomat Benoît de
Maillet (died 1738) in Telliamed, ou entretiens...
- and air. His
geological observations made him a firm
believer in the
Neptunian theory: He
regarded all
rocks and
minerals as
deposited from
aqueous solution...
- Sun, but are
currently too far away to be
observed by telescope. Trans-
Neptunian objects are
typically announced publicly months or
years after their discovery...
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Voyager fly-by, it was
found that the
occultation was due to the
small Neptunian moon Larissa, a
highly unusual event. In the 1980s,
significant occultations...
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though commonly persisting in
fiction long
after the
underlying scientific theories have been re****ed.
Vulcan was a
planet hypothesized to
exist inside the...
