sub-fonds GB 0117 MS 347 - Herschel, Sir William (1738-1822)

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GB 0117 MS 347 late 18th century-early 19th century Sub-fonds 1 item Herschel , Sir , John Frederick William , 1792-1871 , 1st Baronet , astronomer

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.

General Index of the 2500 Nebulae of Sir William Herschel drawn up by Sir John Herschel.

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Paper, unbound, 8 ff, size 13 x 8 inches

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. Herschel , Sir , William , 1738-1822 , Knight , astronomer and musician Astronomy Herschel , Sir , John Frederick William , 1792-1871 , 1st Baronet , astronomer

General Index of the 2500 Nebulae of Sir William Herschel drawn up by Sir John Herschel.

Open

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

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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.

• inglês