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On This Day in Astronomy History

Date: March 13

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March 13 1781

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Discovery of Uranus
On this day William Herschel (then not yet a “Sir”) noticed an object that did not look like a star in the field of view of his home-made telescope. He wrote:

“……the comet being magnified much beyond what its light would admit of, appeared hazy and ill-defined with these great powers, while the stars preserved that lustre and distinctness which from many thousand observations I knew they would retain.”

It soon became apparent that this was not a comet but a "new" planet and its orbit was such as to give a great boost to the reputation of Bode's Law.

TonyE

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