Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered on March 13, 1781, by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star. Herschel tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III. Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, as suggested by astronomer Johann Bode.
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天王星是第一颗借助望远镜发现的行星。它于1781年3月13日被天文学家威廉·赫歇尔发现，尽管他最初认为它是一颗彗星或一颗恒星。赫歇尔试图以乔治三世国王的名字将他的发现命名为Georgium Sidus，但没有成功。相反，天文学家约翰·博德建议将该行星以希腊天空之神乌拉诺斯命名。
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