William Herschel

Credit: L F Abbott
Occupation: Astronomer & Musician
Year born: 1738
Research Areas: Astronomy, Spectroscopy
Occupation: Astronomer & Musician
Year born: 1738
Research Areas: Astronomy, Spectroscopy
Uranus has 27 moons. They are all named after characters from William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope's works.
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1750
Research Areas: Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters