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Uranus has 27 known moons, which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Uranus takes approximately 84 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.
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The seventh planet from the sun was first discovered on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.
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What do Uranus, Pluto, and an awe-inspiring celestial event have in common? They all converge on the iconic date of March 13.
In 1639, New College was renamed Harvard College for clergyman John Harvard. In 1781, German-born astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system.