On this day in History September 23rd 1846 ...
Sept 23, 2019 10:22:45 GMT -5
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Post by jonesy on Sept 23, 2019 10:22:45 GMT -5
On this day in history, September 23rd, 1889 the now one of the largest consumer electronics and video game company, headquartered in Kyoto Japan was founded. Yes, 1889 is not a typo. Originally Nintendo Koppai was first founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi, was started by specializing in the Hanafuda card game. A century plus later, Nintendo is a multi billion dollar company specializing in computer games. With 10 kids, it feels like I have personally contributed a lot of that to Nintendo. ☺
Also, on this day in History 1846, the planet of Neptune was discovered by French Mathemetician Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier used celestial mechanics to plot the coordinates of Neptune that cannot be seen by the naked eye. The discovery was actually made in 1845 but is was not until today, September 23rd, 1846 that the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle’s telescope spies Neptune in almost the exact location where Le Verrier calculated it would be. While Le Verrier and Galle are officially granted the discovery by history, it was actually William Herschel, yup, the same William Herschel that discovered Uranus in 1781. He detected a series of irregularities that could not be entirely explained by Newton’s law of universal gravitation. He noted that these irregularities could, however, be resolved if the gravity of a farther, unknown planet were disturbing its path around the Sun. In 1845, astronomers Le Verrier in Paris and John Couch Adams in Cambridge separately began calculation to determine the nature and position of such a planet based on Herschel’s notes. While the Copley medal was awarded to Le Verrier in 1846 for his discovery, The Royal Society did award Copley the same medal for the same reason two years later in 1848. The discovery of Neptune led to the discovery of its moon Triton by William Lassell, just 17 days later. Who knew that science and scientific discovery was as heated and competitive in Victorian times as it is today? I guess Jules Vernes’ Around the World in 80 Days nailed the competitive nature of such discoveries and the politics and dogmatic arrogance of the day. And, if I may be so bold as to say the politics and ignorance of the laws of nature and physics, are just as questionable today as they were almost 2 centuries ago.
Also, on this day in History 1846, the planet of Neptune was discovered by French Mathemetician Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier used celestial mechanics to plot the coordinates of Neptune that cannot be seen by the naked eye. The discovery was actually made in 1845 but is was not until today, September 23rd, 1846 that the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle’s telescope spies Neptune in almost the exact location where Le Verrier calculated it would be. While Le Verrier and Galle are officially granted the discovery by history, it was actually William Herschel, yup, the same William Herschel that discovered Uranus in 1781. He detected a series of irregularities that could not be entirely explained by Newton’s law of universal gravitation. He noted that these irregularities could, however, be resolved if the gravity of a farther, unknown planet were disturbing its path around the Sun. In 1845, astronomers Le Verrier in Paris and John Couch Adams in Cambridge separately began calculation to determine the nature and position of such a planet based on Herschel’s notes. While the Copley medal was awarded to Le Verrier in 1846 for his discovery, The Royal Society did award Copley the same medal for the same reason two years later in 1848. The discovery of Neptune led to the discovery of its moon Triton by William Lassell, just 17 days later. Who knew that science and scientific discovery was as heated and competitive in Victorian times as it is today? I guess Jules Vernes’ Around the World in 80 Days nailed the competitive nature of such discoveries and the politics and dogmatic arrogance of the day. And, if I may be so bold as to say the politics and ignorance of the laws of nature and physics, are just as questionable today as they were almost 2 centuries ago.