Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Uranus was discovered by ?

  1. William Herschel

  2. John Kepler

  3. Hipparchus

  4. Clyle Tombaugh
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Explanation

William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, making it the first planet discovered with a telescope. Herschel was a German-born British astronomer who initially named it 'Georgium Sidus' (George's Star) after King George III.

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