What did Le Verrier and Adams do differently than Herschel when they discovered Neptune?
A) found the planet by scanning thousands of photographic plates
B) found the planet by accident by simply searching the sky
C) applied the basic laws of physics to discover Neptune's position
D) applied a newly modified telescope to find the position of Neptune
E) witnessed the parallax of Neptune and calculated its position

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Le Verrier and Adams used mathematical predictions based on the laws of physics, specifically Newton's laws of gravitation, to infer the existence and position of Neptune due to its gravitational effects on Uranus, unlike Herschel who discovered Uranus accidentally while surveying the sky.

What Did Le Verrier and Adams Do Differently Than Herschel