text: He was the head of a military band at Richmond for the Earl of Darlington and later the organist at the Octagon Chapel in Bath.
full_question: He was the head of a military band at Richmond for the Earl of Darlington and later the organist at the Octagon Chapel in Bath. In unpublished notes taken in May 1776, he claimed to see forests on the moon. His name is attached to an off-axis telescope that tilts the primary mirror to prevent observer obstruction. His first paper was on the variable star Mira Ceti, and on March 13, 1781 he recorded a comet that was moving at 2.25 seconds per hour. After failing to find a tail, the object was called Georgium Sidus. Assisted by his sister Caroline, for ten points name this German-British discoverer of Uranus.
first_sentence: He was the head of a military band at Richmond for the Earl of Darlington and later the organist at the Octagon Chapel in Bath.