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13th March 1781

Frederick William Herschel discovered a new planet, Uranus. The first in modern history.

 
Posted : 28/02/2017 11:36 pm
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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!

 
Posted : 01/03/2017 5:31 am
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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.

 
Posted : 02/03/2017 7:01 pm
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