What is James Challis?
[[File:James_Challis.jpg|thumb]] '''James Challis''' (12 December 1803 – 3 December 1882) was an [[England|English]] [[clergy]]man, [[physicist]] and [[astronomer]]. [[Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy|Plumian Professor]] and director of the [[Cambridge Observatory]], he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside [[astronomy]]. He is best remembered for his missed opportunity to discover the [[planet]] [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] in [[1846]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Challis, James}} [[Category:1803 births]] [[Category:1882 deaths]] [[Category:Academics of the University of Cambridge]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]] [[Category:Church of England clergy]] [[Category:English astronomers]] [[Category:English physicists]] [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]] {{Biography-stub}}