[DOC] [TLE] Who Discovered Uranus (and How Do You Pronounce It)? [PAR] Nov 30, 2012 ... Astronomer William Herschel discovered the seventh planet in 1781, but his 
choice for ... which would have made it Georgium Sidus, or George's Star. ... the 
walls of academia, it almost seems to call even more attention to the... [DOC] [TLE] Uranus - Wikipedia [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary 
radius and ... Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 from the 
garden of his ... Herschel notified the Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, of his 
discovery ... Herschel decided to name the object Georgium Sidus (George's Star
), or the... [DOC] [TLE] Venus Meets a Planet Named George | Science Mission Directorate [PAR] Apr 11, 2006 ... English astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet in 1781 during a ... 
He promptly named it the Georgium Sidus (the Georgian Planet) in honor of ... 
Uranus had been seen many times before but mistaken for a star. [DOC] [TLE] Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, was discovered in the year ... [PAR] The ancient astronomers thought these planets (as well as the starry sky itself) all 
... Then William Herschel (1738-1822), a German ... Herschel wanted to call it 
Georgium Sidus. (The Georgian Star), after George III, king of Great Britain. Other. [DOC] [TLE] Uranus | StarParty.com [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and was the first planet to be 
discovered ... when other astronomers studied the object's motion, it was found to 
be a planet. ... a very faint star on a number of star charts centuries before this 
official discovery. Herschel wanted to call the new planet Georgium Sidus, 
meaning (King)... [DOC] [TLE] Andy Darvill's Space Site - Uranus - Andy Darvill's Science site [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and it is not generally visible to the 
naked eye. ... It is thought that the Greek astronomer was the first to observe 
Uranus in ... Sir William Herschel viewed Uranus that it was officially recorded as 
a planet and ... He originally wanted to call the planet Georgium Sidus (or 
George's Star)... [DOC] [TLE] Facts About Uranus | FactualFacts [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun in our solar system. It was officially 
discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781, but his discovery was purely 
... He wanted to have his discovery named Georgium Sidus after King George III
. ... Sidus is Latin for constellation, so Herschel wanted to call Uranus Georgian... [DOC] [TLE] Uranus : The solar system : Fact files : Learning : National Maritime ... [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet of the Solar System. ... (One Astronomical Unit is the 
mean distance of the Earth from the Sun.) ... William Herschel announced its 
discovery in 1781 although initially he thought that it ... After he had realised that 
it was a planet he wanted to call it Georgium Sidus, after his patron King George 
III. [DOC] [TLE] Uranus - Observatorio ARVAL [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet of the Solar System. ... William Herschel announced 
its discovery in 1781 although initially he thought ... After he had realised that it 
was a planet, he wanted to call it Georgium Sidus, after his patron King George III
. ... The earliest records of Uranus are by Flamsteed in 1690 (he called it a star,... [DOC] [TLE] EXPLORIT Science Center - Astronomy Q and A [PAR] Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and was the first to be discovered 
since ancient times. Sir William Herschel first observed the planet through a 
telescope on Mar. ... Although Herschel wished to call the newly discovered 
planet Georgium Sidus (Georgian Star) for King George III of England, and 
although many... [DOC] [TLE] summer-astronomy-PC - William Herschel [PAR] He was actually looking at the seventh planet in our Solar System. ... for long, 
long periods of time while working to support what many would call a costly and 
arduous hobby. ... (1) Herschel

Question: Astronomer William Herschel wanted to call the seventh planet Georgium Sidus, or Georges Star
Answer: Uranus