Galileo, although he had no idea he had found a new planet, and did not note it as such, and is therefore, not credited. Neptune was predicted mathematically by a French astronomer, Urbain Le Verrier. Two observers at the Berlin observatory found Neptune within 1 degree of where Le Verrier said it should be.
The credit properly should be given to Urbain Le Verrier who predicted Neptune's location. Johann Gottfried Galle actually made the observation, the same night he received Le Verrier's letter urging him to search and giving him the approximate location ... Le Verrier's prediction was within about 1 degree of the actual position as observed by Galle.
It later developed that James Challis had previously observed Neptune at least twice, but due to his rather casual approach to the search (and the fact that his star map of the region wasn't as good as Galle's) he had not realized at the time that it was the new planet he was looking for.
Neptune was discovered by Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann Galle
Galle's discovery of Neptune in September 1846 based off of Le Verrier's mathematical predictions
A number of astronomers lay claim to its discovery, as it was predicted before it was seen and identified, but generally Urban Le Verrier is given credit for it.
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Johann Gotfried Galle was the founder of neptune
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Neptune was discovered by telescope.
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Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer sailing under the flag of Spain, is credited with the discovery of America in 1492.
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