I did my research on William Herschel, who discovered Uranus. Herschel developed a fascination for astronomy. He obtained books and studied how to make telescopes. Through these books, and process of trial and error, he was constructing the most advanced telescopes of the time. As an amateur, he was seeing farther into space than the experts.
Herschel spent a lot of time becoming familiar with the stars from the work of predecessors. On the 13th of March, 1781, Herschel observed a “curious” star. A few days later he viewed it again, but discovered that it had moved. Since stars don’t move, he supposed it to be a comet. He conferred with other scientists, who said they believed he found a planet. This was a significant find because it was
Herschel spent a lot of time becoming familiar with the stars from the work of predecessors. On the 13th of March, 1781, Herschel observed a “curious” star. A few days later he viewed it again, but discovered that it had moved. Since stars don’t move, he supposed it to be a comet. He conferred with other scientists, who said they believed he found a planet. This was a significant find because it was