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File:19 New King Street, Bath, home of William Herschel who discovered Planet Uranus in 1781. - panoramio.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![By: Eric cardona. On March 13, 1781 William Herschel stood in his garden in Bath, England. He saw a speck of light which he thought it was a planet. He. - ppt download By: Eric cardona. On March 13, 1781 William Herschel stood in his garden in Bath, England. He saw a speck of light which he thought it was a planet. He. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/24/7448481/slides/slide_2.jpg)
By: Eric cardona. On March 13, 1781 William Herschel stood in his garden in Bath, England. He saw a speck of light which he thought it was a planet. He. - ppt download
![SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL German-British astronomer, discoverer of Uranus, 1781 Date: 1738 - 1822 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL German-British astronomer, discoverer of Uranus, 1781 Date: 1738 - 1822 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G37PP5/sir-frederick-william-herschel-german-british-astronomer-discoverer-G37PP5.jpg)
SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL German-British astronomer, discoverer of Uranus, 1781 Date: 1738 - 1822 Stock Photo - Alamy
![British Museum on Twitter: "#onthisday in 1781: Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus http://t.co/0RuyKKuyoF http://t.co/DP08swWhHB" / Twitter British Museum on Twitter: "#onthisday in 1781: Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus http://t.co/0RuyKKuyoF http://t.co/DP08swWhHB" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_9lVKKUgAAAA6e.jpg:large)
British Museum on Twitter: "#onthisday in 1781: Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus http://t.co/0RuyKKuyoF http://t.co/DP08swWhHB" / Twitter
![William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-1152406 | agefotostock William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-1152406 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/e99170e776154b9521a48e8d5f3d8a3d/hez-1152406.jpg)
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ESA European Space History - On this day: 13 March 1781, a new planet, #Uranus, is discovered. While surveying the night sky, astronomer William Herschel spotted what he thought was a comet.
![On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Before Herschel discovered Uranus, other astronomers had seen it before, but no one realized it was planet. On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Before Herschel discovered Uranus, other astronomers had seen it before, but no one realized it was planet.](https://preview.redd.it/on-march-13-1781-sir-william-herschel-discovered-uranus-the-v0-oc4ckt3sm5n81.jpg?auto=webp&s=a3870c7978ace83bad63e71d2bdc07a6c2beae78)
On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Before Herschel discovered Uranus, other astronomers had seen it before, but no one realized it was planet.
![Portrait de l'astronome anglais William Herschel (1738-1822) qui decouvrit Uranus en 1781. Gravure du 19eme siecle. William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer. Herschel discovered Uranus in 1780 by Portrait de l'astronome anglais William Herschel (1738-1822) qui decouvrit Uranus en 1781. Gravure du 19eme siecle. William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer. Herschel discovered Uranus in 1780 by](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.HIM.78345250.7055475/5251208.jpg)