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It was the first planet discovered since ancient times. March 13, 1781. The 7th planet â Uranus â was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all the stars that were of magnitude 8 â in other words, too faint to see with the eye â or brighter.ottom line: British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus â first planet to be discovered since ancient times â on March 13, 1781.
by Fraser Cain on November 27, 2009. Even in ancient times astronomers knew of 5 planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. But it wasnât until the last few hundred years that the next planet was finally discovered â Uranus.So when was Uranus discovered? Uranus was found on March 13th, 1781 by Sir William Herschel of England.Uranus, seen by Voyager 2. Image credit: NASA/JPL. You might be surprised to know that Uranus is actually bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye.e thought he might have found a nebular star or a new comet. When he presented his findings to the Royal Society, the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne discovered that it actually had a planet like orbit and didnât seem to posses a tail. It was the first new planet discovered in history.