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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB Round Robin 2020🎓 HS🔄 Round 7#️⃣ Question 19🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

When William Herschel first observed Uranus through a telescope, he thought it was a comet. What observation convinced him it was a planet?

W) It was too massive to be a comet
X) Its orbit had low eccentricity
Y) It had natural satellites, unlike most comets
Z) It had rings, much like the other gas giants
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