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The Genius Who Thought Aliens Lived in the Sun
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In 1781, William Herschel discovered Uranus. He became the most famous astronomer of his day, and a legend in the annals of history. Yet he also had some very strange beliefs about aliens. So strange it begs the question - how?!
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► Hoskin, Michael, "Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel"
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