Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 from the garden of his house at 19 New King Street in Bath, Somerset, England (now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy), and initially reported it (on 26 April 1781) as a comet.
Sir William Herschel mengamati planet itu pada 13 Maret 1781 saat berada di taman di rumahnya di 19 New King Street di kota Bath, Somerset (sekarang Herschel Museum of Astronomy), namun mulanya melaporkannya (pada 26 April 1781) sebagai sebuah "komet".