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Peirce   (pîrs, pûrs)   
American mathematician and astronomer known for his studies of Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn's rings.
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Peirce, Benjamin

American mathematician, astronomer, and educator who computed the general perturbations of the planets Uranus and Neptune

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