William Herschel
Frederick William Herschel (; ; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, William Herschel followed his father into the military band of Hanover, before emigrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen.Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars. Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). The resolving power of the Herschel telescopes revealed that many objects called nebulae in the Messier catalogue were actually clusters of stars. On 13 March 1781 while making observations he made note of a new object in the constellation of Gemini. This would, after several weeks of verification and consultation with other astronomers, be confirmed to be a new planet, eventually given the name of Uranus. This was the first planet to be discovered since antiquity, and Herschel became famous overnight. As a result of this discovery, George III appointed him Court Astronomer. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and grants were provided for the construction of new telescopes.
Herschel pioneered the use of astronomical spectrophotometry, using prisms and temperature measuring equipment to measure the wavelength distribution of stellar spectra. In the course of these investigations, Herschel discovered infrared radiation. Other work included an improved determination of the rotation period of Mars, the discovery that the Martian polar caps vary seasonally, the discovery of Titania and Oberon (moons of Uranus) and Enceladus and Mimas (moons of Saturn). Herschel was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order in 1816. He was the first President of the Royal Astronomical Society when it was founded in 1820. He died in August 1822, and his work was continued by his only son, John Herschel. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
London : J. Nichols, 1787
London : J. Nichols, 1787
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1828
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1828
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan press, 1932
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan press, 1932
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London] : [The Society], 1781
[London] : [The Society], 1781
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Thun ; Frankfurt am Maim : Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2001
Thun ; Frankfurt am Maim : Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2001
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, 2003
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, 2003
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, 2003
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1797
[London, 1797
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1799
[London, 1799
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1786
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Remarks on the new comet. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Nov. 16, 1786
by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1787
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1787
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1785
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1785
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
London : printed by J. Nichols, 1785
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1787
[London, 1787
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1795
[London, 1795
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1790
[London, 1790
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London, 1788
[London, 1788
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by Herschel, William, 1738-1822
[London] : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Russel-Court, Cleveland-Row, St. James's, 1800
[London] : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Russel-Court, Cleveland-Row, St. James's, 1800
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