A Labour general election candidate who said Gordon Brown was the "worst prime minister we have had in this country" has been suspended by the party.Pity, he was probably the only one who told the truth
  John Couch Adams (1819)Before the planet Neptune was discovered, Adams—an English astronomer and mathematician—correctly predicted its existence and position based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus. However, the credit for the discovery went to Urbain Leverrier, who had come to the same conclusion later but published his findings earlier. In 1846, the planet was first observed by a German astronomer using Leverrier's calculations. A modest man, Adams also declined to publish what other findings? More... Discuss |
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This calls for a song:
'The King is in the altogether...
He's altogether..
He's altogether...
He's altogether as naked as the day when he was born...'
Excellent choice of music
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