William Herschel
Credit: L F Abbott
Occupation: Astronomer & Musician
Year born: 1738
Research Areas: Astronomy, Spectroscopy
Uranus
Credit: L F Abbott
Uranus's Moons
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Uranus has 27 moons. They are all named after characters from William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope's works.
Caroline Herschel
Credit: care of Royal Astronomical Society
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1750
Research Areas: Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Uranus
Credit:NASA
