Frederick William Herschel – Discoverer of Uranus, 1781

quick facts:

1. Born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel on November 15, 1738 in Hannover Germany (then under the rule of George I of Great Britain)
2. In April 1761 he wrote his Symphony,#8 in C Minor
3. In March 1781 He discovered Uranus.
4. Died in August 25, 1822 in Obervatory House, Windsor Road, Slough, Royal Berkshire, England

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