13th March 1781
Frederick William Herschel discovered a new planet, Uranus. The first in modern history.
Frederick William Herschel discovered a new planet, Uranus
Thereby doubling the size of the solar system, from 9.5AU to 19AU. Not a bad day's work!
14th March 1879
Birthday - Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany. His theory of relativity led to new ways of thinking about time, space, matter and energy.