The Age of Reason · Character
Herschel
Astronomer whose discoveries are referenced by Paine.
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First appearance: the age of reason
Herschel shows up with force in Editor's Introduction. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Discoverer of Uranus in 1781; Paine's omission of Uranus suggests the astronomical part was written before 1781.
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