Sir William Herschel helped to lead the discovery of the planet Uranus, and then to the discovery of the two rings around the planet 190 years earlier then scientists would confirm their direct origins. Uranus was first discovered by Herschel on March 13, 1781 and firstly called it the "Georgian Planet" in honor of King George 3rd. But upon further investigation in March 1787, Herschel was gazing upon the planet and realized something odd. For there appeared to be two distinct rings around the planet, which he continued to see night after night. Thinking it must have been due to defective equipment two years later, Herschel decided to turn around the mirror on his reflector by 90 degrees. The rings remained intact while the mirrors position