Uranus discovered
Date of observation · Date as reported
William Herschel observed the object subsequently recognized as the planet Uranus.
- Category
- Discoveries and Scientific Results
- Type
- Discovery
- Organization
- William Herschel
- Participants
- William Herschel
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Uranus
Sources and attribution
- NASA HEASARC — 1700–1799 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.