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1 Sight
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The townhouse where William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from his back garden in 1781.
- Open
- Check the website
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- 19 New King Street, Bath BA1 2BLDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk west of the center.
Why Go
Herschel came to Bath as a musician and built his own telescopes here with his sister Caroline, herself a pioneering astronomer. The house is furnished as in their day, with a workshop and the garden from which he spotted the new planet.
Nearby in Bath
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