When was the Neptune discovered?

Sep 23, 1846

Neptune was the first planet to be discovered by using mathematics. After the discovery of Uranus in
1781, astronomers noticed that the planet was being pulled slightly out of its normal orbit. John Couch
Adams of Britain and Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier of France, used mathematics to predict that the
gravity from another planet beyond Uranus was affecting the orbit of Uranus. They figured out not
only where the planet was, but also how much mass it had. A young astronomer, Johann Gottfried
Galle, decided to search for the predicted planet and observed Neptune for the first time in 1846.