William Herschel
1738 - 1822
- Born
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15 November 1738
Hanover, Germany
- Died
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25 August 1822
Observatory House, Slough, Buckinghamshire
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 06/12/1781
- Fields of Interest
- Astronomy
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Paper, 'Account of a comet' by Wm [William] Herschel
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: AP/2/12 -
Letter, from William Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: HS/2/49 -
Paper, 'Astronomical observations concerning the mountains of the Moon' by William Herschel
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: L&P/7/159 -
Letter, 'Astronomical observations on the rotations of planets about their axes, in connection with the diurnal motion of the earth' from William Herschel to William Watson
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: L&P/7/184 -
Paper, 'Of a comet [Uranus] seen on 13 March' by William Herschel
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: L&P/7/192 -
Paper, 'Further of the comet and of a micrometer for taking angles of position' by William Herschel
Creator: William Herschel Reference number: L&P/7/195
Recipient of
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Letter, from George Nayler to William Herschel, dated at Heralds' College
Creator: George Nayler Reference number: HS/13/146 -
Letter, from Alexis F. Orloff to William Herschel, dated at Brighton
Creator: [Alekis F.?] Orloff, [Alekis F.?](1786–1861) Reference number: HS/13/207 -
Letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to William Herschel, dated at Napoli
Creator: Giuseppe Piazzi Reference number: HS/13/393 -
Letter, from John Playfair to William Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Creator: John Playfair Reference number: HS/14/169 -
Letter, from James South to William Herschel, dated at Blackman St., Southwark
Creator: James South Reference number: HS/16/412 -
Letter, 'Observations of the new planet Ceres Ferdinandea' from Johann Elert Bode to William Herschel
Creator: Johann Elert Bode Reference number: L&P/12/21