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8th planet discovered
Some of the earliest known observations ever, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613 () contain plotted points that match what is now known to have been the positions of Neptune on those dates. Both times, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a when it appeared close—in —to Jupiter in the . Hence, he is not credited with Neptune's disc.
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