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John F. W. Herschel

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Born 1792
Died 1871

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  • Cover of: Outlines of astronomy

    First published in 1850 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Light

    First published in 1828 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Traité d'astronomie

    First published in 1834 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Observations of the apparent distances and positions of 380 double and triple stars, made in the years 1821, 1822, and 1823, and compared with those of other astronomers: together with an account of such changes as appear to have taken place in them since their first discovery. Also a description of a five-foot equatorial instrument employed in the observations

    First published in 1825 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A treatise on astronomy

    First published in 1833 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tan tian

    First published in 1934 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fourth series of observations with a twenty-feet reflector: containing the places, descriptions, and measures of 1236 double stars (reduced to the beginning of 1830) : the greater part of them not previously described

    First published in 1830 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Third series of observations with a twenty-feet reflector: containing a catalogue of 384 new double stars (reduced to the beginning of 1828) : together with some observations of double stars previously known

    First published in 1828 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A second series of micrometrical measures of double stars: chiefly performed with the 7-feet equatorial at Slough, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833

    First published in 1834 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A list of test objects, principally double stars: arranged in classes, for the trial of telescopes in various respects, as to light, distinctness, &c

    First published in 1834 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The encyclopædia of astronomy: comprising Plane astronomy

    First published in 1848 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An examination of the century question: To which is added, a letter to the author of 'Outlines of astronomy' [Sir J.F.W. Herschel], respecting a certain peculiarity of the Gregorian system of bissextile compensation

    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Zenith distances observed with the mural circle, at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, and the calculation of the geocentric South Polar distances

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On certain improvements on photographic processes described in a former communication: and on the parathermic rays of the solar spectrum

    First published in 1843 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Manual of scientific enquiry: prepared for the use of officers in Her Majesty's Navy and travellers in general

    First published in 1859 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Familiar lectures on scientific subjects

    First published in 1872 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the action of the rays of the solar spectrum on vegetable colours: and on some new photographic processes

    First published in 1842 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Populäre Astronomie

    First published in 1838 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Vom Licht

    First published in 1831 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the action of crystallized bodies on homogeneous light: and on the causes of the deviation from Newton's scale in the tints which many of them develope on exposure to a polarised ray

    First published in 1820 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of John F. W. Herschel

Born 1792
Died 1871

Subjects

Astronomy, Observations, Double stars, Solar Spectrum, Color, Optics, Photography, Light, Science, Stars, Astronomical geography, Catalogs, Celestial mechanics, Cosmology and Relativity, Encyclopedias, Figure, Handbooks, manuals, History, Meridians (Astronomy), Meteorology, Parallax, Perturbation (Astronomy), Philosophy, Photochemistry, Photographic chemistry

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Francis Baily (1774-1844)

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  • OLID: OL7291330A

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