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Neptune was found with mathematics
Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical predictions rather than by regular observation of the sky.
Why it is true
Uranus was not traveling exactly as astronomers expected, which pointed to another planet. Neptune is the only planet in our solar system that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
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