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William Herschel: The 'greatest observer' who discovered Uranus and helped the Royals stargaze - Berkshire Live
![MyEduBuddy on Twitter: "The 7th planet - Uranus was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all-stars of at least magnitude 8 #myedubuddy # MyEduBuddy on Twitter: "The 7th planet - Uranus was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all-stars of at least magnitude 8 #myedubuddy #](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1503068158030381056/pu/img/hS0HQeCZaRurc2ou.jpg:large)
MyEduBuddy on Twitter: "The 7th planet - Uranus was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all-stars of at least magnitude 8 #myedubuddy #
![ESA space history on Twitter: "#OTD 13 March 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus.Had first reported it as a comet. https://t.co/C1UL5ymGGD https://t.co/ceVFW9ajTm" / Twitter ESA space history on Twitter: "#OTD 13 March 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus.Had first reported it as a comet. https://t.co/C1UL5ymGGD https://t.co/ceVFW9ajTm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdbrTkXWoAAW-Vv.jpg)