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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
Well, I have no clue, but so far we've guessed 1, 2, 5, 6. Assuming that the guessers are at least in the right range for a correct answer. I'll start with the next number.
3?
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Yes! I thought dreams would beat you to it, but you have the right answer.
Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, 230 years ago. It's orbital period is about 84 (and a bit) years, so it's gone around the sun about two and three-quarter times since it was discovered. That rounds to three.
(Neptune was discovered in 1846, and has an orbital period of 165 years, and so has just completed one orbit since its discovery.)
Over to you!