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William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

17 dated entries naming William Herschel, drawn from 9 separate years between 1738 CE and 1822 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1738November 15 – William Herschel, German-born astronomer (died 1822)source
  • 173815 November – William Herschel, German-born British astronomer (died 1822)source
  • 1781March 13 – Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. Originally he calls it Georgium Sidus (George's Star), in honour of King George III.source
  • 178113 March – Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. Originally he calls it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III.source
  • 1785April 28 – Astronomer William Herschel begins his second series of surveys of the stars, published in 1789.source
  • 1786April 27 – British astronomer William Herschel publishes his first list of his discoveries, Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; two additional books are published in 1789 and 1802.source
  • 1787Caroline Herschel is granted an annual salary of £50, by King George III of Great Britain, for acting as assistant to her brother William in astronomy.source
  • 1787January 11 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.source
  • 178711 January – William Herschel discovers the Uranian moons Titania and Oberon.source
  • 1787April 19 – British astronomer Sir William Herschel notices three red glowing spots on the dark part of the Moon.source
  • 1789August 28 – William Herschel discovers Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.source
  • 178928 August – William Herschel discovers Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.source
  • 1800Infrared radiation is discovered by William Herschel.source
  • 1800February 11 – Infrared radiation is discovered by astronomer Sir William Herschel.source

19th century

  • 18026 May – William Herschel coins the term asteroid and on 1 July first uses the term binary star to refer to a star which revolves around another.source
  • 1822August 25 – William Herschel, German-born British astronomer (born 1738)source
  • 182225 August – William Herschel, German-born British astronomer (born 1738)source

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