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Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
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Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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“In the garden of this modest Bath town house, which he shared with his sister Caroline (an astronomer in her own right), William Herschel (1738–1822) identified the planet Uranus.”

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Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. " Full review
New York Times New York Times
"Herschel Museum of Astronomy is the house where William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 while living with his sibling and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Occupying the..."
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National Geographic National Geographic
"Few people know that William Herschel discovered Uranus from a Bath garden in 1781; the Herschel Museum of Astronomy displays his telescopes, globes and workshops in his former home"
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