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'''Uranus''' is the seventh [[member of::planet]] from the [[sun]], and the third largest.  It is named after the father of Greek (and Roman) gods, who also happens to be the god of the sky. Uranus is a [[gas giant]], but despite its great size compared to the [[terrestrial planet| terrestrial planets]], it was not discovered until 1781 by William Herschel, who used a telescope.
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'''Uranus''' is the seventh [[planet]] from the [[sun]], and the third largest.  It is named after the father of Greek (and Roman) gods, who also happens to be the god of the sky. Uranus is a [[gas giant]], but despite its great size compared to the [[terrestrial planet| terrestrial planets]], it was not discovered until 1781 by William Herschel, who used a telescope.
    
== Orbital characteristics ==
 
== Orbital characteristics ==
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