The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) discovered the planet Uranus, the intrinsic motion of the sun in space, and the form of the Milky Way. William (originally Friedrich Wilhelm) Herschel was born in Hanover on November...

William Herschel was born in Hanover, Germany, at a time when the city belonged to England under the rule of George II. As Herschel' s father was a musician in the Hanoverian army, Herschel himself was trained in music in order to enter the same...

William Herschel was born in Hanover, Germany at a time when the city belonged to England under the rule of George II. As Herschel's father was a musician in the Hanoverian army, Herschel himself was trained in music in order to enter the same...

German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel was among the preeminent astronomers of the eighteenth century, and is credited with discovering the planet Uranus, binary stars, nebulae, and for correctly describing the form of the Milky Way...

1738-1822 German-English Musician and Astronomer William Herschel is considered the founder of modern quantitative astronomy. His major accomplishments include his presentation of the first thorough and systematic study of celestial objects beyond the...

William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and his son John constitute one of the most famous families in astronomy. William Herschel (1738-1822) was born in Hanover, Germany, and moved to England in 1757 to pursue a career as a musician. However, his...

William Herschel (1738-1822) discovered the planet Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet discovered since the beginning of recorded history. The discovery of Uranus brought Herschel much fame, which enabled him to carry out his unconventional...

Sir Frederick William Herschel, FRS KH (15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus. He also discovered infrared radiation and made many other discoveries in...

Today is Tuesday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2007. There are 293 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 13, 1925, a law went into effect in Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution.On this date:In 1781, the planet Uranus...

The Great Canary Telescope, one of the world's largest and most powerful, opened its shutters, turned its vast 34-foot-wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.The $179 million telescope, designed to take...

One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.The $179 million Great Canary Telescope, designed to take advantage...