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Andre Brahic, discoverer of Neptune's rings, dies
Source: BBC
Andre Brahic, discoverer of Neptune's rings, dies
15 May 2016 Europe
Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
The Frenchman was one of the team who first spotted the rings in 1984, naming them Equality, Fraternity and Liberty after the motto of the French Republic.
In a tribute, French President Francois Hollande said Brahic had known "how to easily explain the mysteries of space".
Brahic, who was 73, was seen as a key figure in increasing public awareness of research into space.
He once said science "could make the eyes of small children light up".
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15 May 2016 Europe
Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
The Frenchman was one of the team who first spotted the rings in 1984, naming them Equality, Fraternity and Liberty after the motto of the French Republic.
In a tribute, French President Francois Hollande said Brahic had known "how to easily explain the mysteries of space".
Brahic, who was 73, was seen as a key figure in increasing public awareness of research into space.
He once said science "could make the eyes of small children light up".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36299170
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he discovered them before the Voyager flyby? 
