Discovery of Uranus on Tuesday 13 March 1781,recorded in written notes by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822). The previous day,he noted observations of Mars and Saturn. The following night he looked at the region around the star Pollux (Beta Geminorum),and noticed a 'curious either nebulous star or perhaps a comet'. Herschel,working in Bath at the time,reported this object to others,and further observations determined it was a new planet. This made Herschel famous. He received the Copley Medal,was elected to the Royal Society,and was appointed King's Astronomer by George III | |
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