Astronomy: Discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781

In 1781 Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel. Uranus was discovered with the help of a telescope, in fact it was the first planet that was discovered with the use of a telescope. All prior planets and moons that had been discovered had been done with the naked eye. Herschel also discovered two of the twenty seven moons that orbit Uranus. During the initial discovery of Uranus, Herschel believed that the planet was actually a comet. After months of studying the newly discovered planet/comet it was agreed that it was in fact a planet and not a comet. Uranus was originally named Georgium Sidus after his patron King James III but eventually was renamed Uranus after