Astronomy On This Day In History: Astronomer Sir William Herschel Announces Discovery Of Uranus – On Mar 13, 1781 MessageToEagle.com | March 13, 2016 MessageTo Eagle.com – On March 13th, 1781, astronomer Sir Frederick William Herschel announced the discovery of the planet Uranus. Uranus wasn’t officially discovered until 1781. Ancient Babylonians knew about Read More