Observation Of Herschel's Discovery In Astronomy

On March 13, 1781 Herschel discovered an interesting observation. He noticed an object that he thought was a nebula or a comet. Sadly, other astronomers were not able to see the object because their telescopes at the time were not as good as Herschel’s telescope. Months later, after observing the object, Herschel and other astronomers discovered the object was not a comet or nebula. It was a planet. The motivation that led William Herschel to discovery Uranus was he became interested and fascinated in astronomy. One of the questions he must have asked himself was, “Is the object I saw in the sky a comet, nebula, or maybe something else.” One way Herschel relied on the works of others was when he first used small telescopes made at the time