William Herschel

A boom in cosmic interest in the 18th and 19th centuries was largelypioneered by "gentleman astronomers" such as William Herschel, who identified Uranus, and William Lassell, who discovered Triton; such enthusiasts could afford to construct their own observatories and telescopes to indulge their curiosity.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

William Herschel is chiefly remembered for discovering the planet Uranus in 1781.

A Far-Seeing Family James Kennedy 2011

William Herschel discovered Uranus and, later, infrared light.

An Engine of Perpetual Revolution By Alan Hirshfeld 2011

Then in 1781, the English astronomer William Herschel saw a new world beyond Saturn.

Seth Shostak: A Bucketful of Worlds Seth Shostak 2011

Then in 1781, the English astronomer William Herschel saw a new world beyond Saturn.

Seth Shostak: A Bucketful of Worlds Seth Shostak 2011

As late as 1800, William Herschel—the same man who discovered the planet Uranus and mapped the boundaries of our galaxy—charted vast forests on the lunar surface and claimed sunspots to be windows into a temperate solar interior.

The Loneliest Planet Alan Hirshfeld 2011

Holmes describes how 18th-century musician-turned-stargazer William Herschel inspired fear by widening the universe.

If you are fascinated by science . . . 2010

The earliest systematic survey, done in the late 1700s, was by William Herschel, who built his own telescopes and moved them methodically across the sky, up and back, making what he called “sweeps.”

A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010

The earliest systematic survey, done in the late 1700s, was by William Herschel, who built his own telescopes and moved them methodically across the sky, up and back, making what he called “sweeps.”

A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010

Only three men in history had ever discovered a planet within our solar system — William Herschel in the 1780s (Uranus), Johann Galle in the 1840s (Neptune) and Clyde Tombaugh in the 1930s ( … or maybe not).

The Man Who Made a Planet Vanish James Kennedy 2010