sub-fonds GB 0117 MS 345 - Herschel, Sir William (1738-1822)

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GB 0117 MS 345

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Herschel, Sir William (1738-1822)

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  • 1800 (Creation)

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Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) was born in Hanover and came to England in 1757, where he taught music in Leeds, Halifax and Bath. He devoted himself to the study of mathematics and astronomy, built his own telescope in c.1773, and with it discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 (which he named 'Georgium Sidus' in honour of George III). He was appointed private astronomer to George III in 1782 and knighted in 1816, and is regarded as the virtual founder of sidereal science.

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GB 0117 MS 345 1800 Sub-fonds 12 ff Herschel , Sir , William , 1738-1822 , Knight , astronomer and musician

Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) was born in Hanover and came to England in 1757, where he taught music in Leeds, Halifax and Bath. He devoted himself to the study of mathematics and astronomy, built his own telescope in c.1773, and with it discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 (which he named 'Georgium Sidus' in honour of George III). He was appointed private astronomer to George III in 1782 and knighted in 1816, and is regarded as the virtual founder of sidereal science.

'The Right ascension and Polar distance brought to January 1800 of the 2500 Nebulae and Clusters of Stars', printed in the Philosophical Transactions by Sir William Herschel.

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Paper, unbound, 12 ff, sizxe 13 x 8 inches

See also MS/344. MS/339, MS/272.

Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. Astronomy Herschel , Sir , William , 1738-1822 , Knight , astronomer and musician

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'The Right ascension and Polar distance brought to January 1800 of the 2500 Nebulae and Clusters of Stars', printed in the Philosophical Transactions by Sir William Herschel.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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See also MS/344. MS/339, MS/272.

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Royal Society

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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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