[DOC] [TLE] IELTS Academic Reading Sample 18 - The Discovery of Uranus [PAR] Sep 11, 2016 ... Throughout the Earth's annual revolution around the sun, there is one ... It was 
during the latter part of this that he discovered Uranus. ... Also, to be fair, the 
discovery of a new planet was the last thought in ... moons, Titania and Oberon, 
were discovered by Herschel in 1787. ... William Herschel was born. [DOC] [TLE] William Herschel Biography - Space.com [PAR] Sep 4, 2012 ... Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus and 2500 celestial 
objects. ... At first he thought he had found a comet, but further observation ... his 
telescope and describing the objects he saw to his sister, Caroline. ... In 1787, he 
discovered two moons around Uranus: Titania and Oberon. [DOC] [TLE] The Solar System: Uranus | The Institute for Creation Research [PAR] Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus on March 13, 1781. ... These rings were 
discovered in 1977 when Uranus passed in front of a bright star. ... Since the 
rings orbit around Uranus' equator, they too are sideways, as are most of its 
moons. ... be seen in a medium-size backyard telescope under very dark skies, 
though... [DOC] [TLE] Irregular Webcomic! #3283 [PAR] Jun 10, 2013 ... Born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in Hanover, he was a talented musician ... but 
obviously any motion was too slow to be seen easily from Earth within a ... As he 
searched, he found that they were much more common then ... he found that 
many of these stars appeared to be circling around their neighbours. [DOC] [TLE] Hypothetical Planets - Views of the Solar System [PAR] There have been a number of objects that were once thought to exist by ... He 
saw Venus in transit across the Sun's disk, accompanied by a smaller dark spot ... 
Several observations of the satellite were really stars seen in the vicinity of Venus
. ..... In 1787, William Herschel announced the discovery of six satellites of 
Uranus. [DOC] [TLE] Hypothetical Planets - The Nine Planets [PAR] Feb 14, 2006 ... After this, nobody ever saw Vulcan again, in spite of several ... The astronomers 
first thought they had seen a star. ... made by one of the greatest astronomers of 
all time, William Herschel -- all ... Several observations of the satellite were really 
stars seen in the vicinity of Venus. ..... Six Moons of Uranus, 1787. [DOC] [TLE] ASP: Next Stop: Uranus [PAR] Jan 24, 1986 ... At first Herschel thought he had merely discovered a new comet, but it soon ... 
Two further moons were discovered by the British astronomer William Lassell in 
... helps make the very dark rings stand out clearly, even though they are ... the 
total amount of light astronomers have seen observing Uranus since... [DOC] [TLE] Science - Ray Sahelian, M.D. [PAR] Asteroid small planet revolving around sun, Ceres is largest discovered 1801. .... 
thought he saw these around Uranus in 1787; in 1977 they were really seen, This 
... William Herschel, 1738  1822 was a German-born British astronomer He... [DOC] [TLE] Uranus - the View from Earth - ADS [PAR] The five bright planets had been known from antiquity; doubtless they were ... 
William Herschel claimed to have seen six satellites, but he probably mistook ... is 
encircled by nine thin, very dark rings, which were discovered in 1977 March ... 
Curiously, William Herschel believed he had seen rings around the planet in 
1787. [DOC] [TLE] In Search of Sprites - the Discovery of Ariel and Umbriel [PAR] On March 13, 1781, William Herschel observed a "curious either nebulous ... One 
runs into difficulties in trying to determine what Sir William saw or thought he saw. 
... The satellites of 1787, for example, were usually not visible when closer than 
.... since they do not exist, yet Ariel and Umbriel were even closer to Uranus and... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Uranus [electronic resource]" - Internet Archive [PAR] These planets were Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. ... 5

Question: William Herschel thought he saw these around Uranus in 1787; in 1977 they were really seen
Answer: Rings