Herschel Family Papers 1721-1951 (bulk 1810-1871)

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Herschel Family Papers 1721-1951 (bulk 1810-1871)

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The Herschel Family Papers largelyrepresent the life and work of Sir John F. W. Herschel (1792-1871), the Englishmathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor. Alsopresent are manuscripts and correspondence by and about John's father Sir WilliamHerschel (1738-1822), discoverer of the planet Uranus and stellar astronomy pioneer;John's aunt, the noted astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750-1848); and manyother Herschel family members, scientific colleagues, and friends.

44 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 custom box (20.48 linear feet), 17oversize folders (osf), and 2 oversize framed items

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Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848

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Caroline Lucretia Herschel was the first woman to receive full recognition in the field of astronomy. She grew up in Hanover, the only girl among five surviving children of the military musician Isaak Herschel and his wife Anna Ilse Herschel. Against the wishes of her mother, who would have preferred her to be a seamstress, Caroline, like her brothers, received musical training and became a concert singer. Caroline HerschelWhen she was 22 she followed her brother Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel ...

Herschel Family

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Sir William Herschel, 1738-1822 The fourth of ten children, Sir William Herschel was born in Hanover, Germany, on 15 November 1738 to Isaac Herschel (1707–1767) and his wife Anna Ilse Moritzen. He was baptized as Friedrich Wilhelm. Herschel's father was an oboist in the Hanoverian Foot Guards and although not wealthy, he encouraged his sons to pursue science and philosophy. William Herschel attended the garrison school, where he proved to be a good student. A...

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

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Engineer and Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to Sir W. R. Hamilton, 1833-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78514949 Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to J. D. Forbes, 1832-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123372 From the description of Papers, 1816-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362531 John F. W. Herschel was an English mathematician, astronomer, che...

Herschel, William, 1738-1822

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William Herschel(b. November 15, 1738, Hannover, Germany–d. August 25, 1822, Slough, England) was a British astronomer and composer, and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked. 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). In the course of an observation on 13 March 1781, he ...