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Herschel, William Sir

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German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

Born 1738
Died 1822

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  • Cover of: An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving round the Georgian planet: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Feb. 15, 1787.

    First published in 1787 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Description of a forty-feet reflecting telescope: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From The philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1795 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: scientific papers of Sir William Herschel, Knt.: ... including early papers hitherto unpublished

    First published in 1912 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the parallax of the fixed stars

    First published in 1782 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of double stars

    First published in 1782 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Miscellaneous observations

    First published in 1792 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Description of a lamp-micrometer and the method of using it

    First published in 1782 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the remarkable appearances at the polar regions of the planet Mars, the inclination of its axis, the position of its poles, and its spheroidical figure: with a few hints relating to its real diameter and atmosphere

    First published in 1784 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fifth and sixth catalogues of the comparative brightness of the stars: in continuation of those printed in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' for 1796-99

    First published in 1906 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The scientific papers of Sir William Herschel, knt. ...: including early papers hitherto unpublished; collected and edited under the direction of a joint committee of the Royal society and the Royal astronomical society, with a biographical introduction comp. mainly from unpublished material

    First published in 1912 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Herschel chronicle: the life story of William Herschel and his sister Caroline Herschel

    First published in 1933 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Account of a comet...

    First published in 1967 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving round the Georgian planet

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Account of a comet

    First published in 1781 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Über den Bau des Himmels: Abhandlungen über die Struktur des Universums und die Entwicklung der Himmelskörper : 1784-1814

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of a second thousand of new nebulæ and clusters of stars: with a few introductory remarks on the construction of the heavens. By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1789 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of one thousand new nebulæ and clusters of stars: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, April 27, 1786.

    First published in 1786 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Experiments on the solar: and on the terrestrial rays that occasion heat; with a comparative view of the laws to which light and heat, ... are subject, ... By William Herschel, ... Part ii. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1800 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Investigation of the cause of that indistinctness of vision which has been ascribed to the smallness of the optic pencil. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, June 22, 1786

    First published in 1786 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: letter of Herschel.

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Herschel, William Sir

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

Born 1738
Died 1822

Subjects

Astronomy, Stars, Catalogs, Double stars, Observations, Classification, Cosmogony, Early works to 1800, Magnitudes, Micrometers (Instruments), Parallax, Planets, Rotation, Satellites

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Uranus (Planet), Mars (Planet)

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Caroline Herschel, William Herschel Sir

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Alternative names

  • William Herschel
  • Herschel, William Sir.

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
November 11, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import