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.
![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
![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)
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
![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)