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Uranus was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope. true or false

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Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on 13 March 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in history and making Uranus the first planet discovered with a telescope.
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True

Step-by-step explanation:

Uranus was the first planet to be discovered by means of a telescope. This planet was viewed with a telescope in 1781 by William Herchel.

Uranus had already been visualized before its discovery as a planet, but it was not given the proper importance, because everyone who viewed it thought it was a star and not a planet. There have been records of uranus visualization since 1690, but telescope visualization was not made until 1781.

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