On this day in 1738 - November 15th - William Herschel was born in Hannover, now part of Germany.

Herschel, a naturalized Englishman, was the first person in history to discover a new planet (Uranus). Working in partnership with his sister Caroline, he helped to lay the foundations of modern astronomy.


Mona Evans
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