"John Couch Adams: Astronomer's Path to Cosmic Redemption"

John Couch Adams, an English astronomer, initially failed to predict Neptune's position, a discovery credited to Urbain Le Verrier. Despite this setback, Adams made significant contributions to astronomy, including identifying the source of meteor showers as cometary debris, particularly linking Comet Tempel-Tuttle to the Leonid meteor shower. His work exemplifies how initial failures can lead to groundbreaking successes in science.