![]() “By the observation of the most eminent Astronomers in Europe it appears that the new star, which I had the honor of pointing out to them in March 1781, is a Primary Planet of our Solar System.” Because the nature of Uranus is indeed ‘eccentric’!īy 1783 – the same scientist had finally come to the conclusion that Uranus is NOT a comet but a real planet of our galaxy – the 7th planet from SUN! In 1783 – he shares his observations to the Royal Society of England in the following words: I have not yet seen any coma or tail to it.” It is as likely to be a regular planet moving in an orbit nearly circular to the sun as a Comet moving in a very eccentric ellipsis. In our Indian context – the planet Uranus is often addressed as हर्षल – Herschel.Īround 200 years ago – on 13th March 1781, an eminent scientist observed Uranus for the first time and reported it as a comet. In his journal – he writes: ![]()
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