Uranus - the seventh in the order from the Sun, the planet of the Solar System. It is also the third largest and fourth most massive planet of our system. Belongs to a group of gas giants. The name planet comes from the Greek god Uranus. This is an exception as all the other planets are named after Roman gods. Uranus symbols are ♅ (Unicode U 2645, in astrology), and Astronomical symbol of Uranus (in astronomy). Has 27 discovered moons.
discovery and naming of Uranus
In antiquity Uranus was not known. He was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. The planet has been observed many times before, but each time it was considered to be a star. The first documented observations of the planet from 1690, when John Flamsteed cataloged it as 34 Tauri. Flamsteed observed Uranus twice, in 1712 and 1715. James Bradley made observations in the years 1748, 1750 and 1753, and Tobias Mayer in 1756. Pierre LEMONNIER observed Uranus in 1750 four times, twice in 1768, six in 1769 and the last time in 1771. The French astronomer, was the victim of his own carelessness - his observations was found later in a paper bag used to store powder dryer.
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