Discover Slough's fascinating history. At The Curve you can see eight museum pods celebrating the town's past, present and future.
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Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 with a self-made telescope.
Herschel and Slough became famous and Princes and Dukes wanted to come and see the telescope. While living in Slough he discovered 4 moons, 2 orbiting Uranus, and 2 orbiting Saturn.