Johann Gottfried Galle on Google Doodle

Posted by on Jun 9, 2012 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Google honors German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle with a doodle depicting the solar system and a giant telescope. on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d’Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune, and know what he was looking at.

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  1. Grysh / June 22, 2012

    I love the design of the Google with Solar System. So unique :)

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