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William Hershcel Uranus Study

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I chose to study the discovery of Uranus by William Hershcel in 1781. He start out as an amateur astronomer. He was born to a family of musicians, and actually made a living with music. In his spare time, he built telescopes that far surpassed those that were used by professionals in the day. He spent a lot of time studying the moon and other known planets for extraterrestrial life. He also observed the nebulas further out in space.

One night, he noticed a dark spot in the sky that he mistook for a commit. He wrote to other astronomers to tell them of his discovery. After further observation, they realized it was in face a planet. It is amazing to me that someone that was a musician by trade, ushered in a new area of space exploration. Hershcel
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