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  • Planetary Discovery Dates: When Were the Planets Found?
    Here's a breakdown of the discovery dates for the planets in our solar system:

    * Mercury: Known since ancient times (prehistoric)

    * Venus: Known since ancient times (prehistoric)

    * Earth: Not "discovered" as it's our home planet.

    * Mars: Known since ancient times (prehistoric)

    * Jupiter: Known since ancient times (prehistoric)

    * Saturn: Known since ancient times (prehistoric)

    * Uranus: Discovered by William Herschel in 1781

    * Neptune: Discovered by Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams (mathematically predicted) and then observed by Johann Galle in 1846

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