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Herschel, William Sir

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Born 1738
Died 1822

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  • Cover of: Observations of a quintuple belt on the planet Saturn: also, an account of some particulars observed during the late eclipse of the sun: and also, on the rotation of the planet Saturn upon its axis. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1794 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Observations of the changeable brightness of the satellites of Jupiter: and of the variation in their apparent magnitudes; with a determination of the time of their rotatory motions on their axes. To which is added, a measure of the diameter of the second satellite, and an estimate of the comparative size of all the four. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1797 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Observations on the planet Venus: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1793 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On nebulous stars, properly so called: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1791 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the Georgian planet and its satellites: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1788 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the nature and construction of the sun and fixed stars: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1795 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the periodical star [alpha] Herculis: with remarks tending to establish the rotatory motion of the stars on their axes. To which is added a second catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1796 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the power of penetrating into space by telescopes: with a comparative determination of the extent of that power in natural vision, and in telescopes of various sizes and constructions; illustrated by select observations. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1800 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the satellites of the planet Saturn, and the rotation of its ring on an axis: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1790 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the systems of double stars which are supposed to be binary ones

    First published in 1828 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Remarks on the new comet. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Nov. 16, 1786

    First published in 1787 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Scientific papers, 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 introd. compiled mainly from unpublished material by J.L.E. Dreyer.

    First published in 1912 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A third catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars: with an introductory account of an index to Mr. Flamsteed's observations of the fixed stars, ... By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1797 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: universe around us

    First published in 1932 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Herschel, William Sir

Born 1738
Died 1822

Subjects

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

Places

Uranus (Planet), Mars (Planet)

People

Caroline Herschel, William Herschel 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