Herschel, William Sir

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

Born	1738
Died	1822

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An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving round the Georgian planet

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1787 — 2 editions

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Description of a forty-feet reflecting telescope: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From The philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1795 — 2 editions

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scientific papers of Sir William Herschel, Knt.: ... including early papers hitherto unpublished

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1912 — 2 editions

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The Herschel chronicle: the life story of William Herschel and his sister Caroline Herschel

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1933 — 1 edition

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Catalogue of one thousand new nebulæ and clusters of stars: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, April 27, 1786.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1786 — 1 edition

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On the nature and construction of the sun and fixed stars: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1795 — 1 edition

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On the periodical star [alpha] Herculis: with remarks tending to establish the rotatory motion of the stars on their axes. To which is added a second catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1796 — 1 edition

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On the power of penetrating into space by telescopes: with a comparative determination of the extent of that power in natural vision, and in telescopes of various sizes and constructions; illustrated by select observations. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1800 — 1 edition

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On the satellites of the planet Saturn, and the rotation of its ring on an axis: By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1790 — 1 edition

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On the systems of double stars which are supposed to be binary ones

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1828 — 1 edition

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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 Sir First published in 1787 — 1 edition

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Scientific papers, including early papers hitherto unpublished.: Collected and edited under the direction of a joint committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society, with a biographical introd. compiled mainly from unpublished material by J.L.E. Dreyer.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1912 — 1 edition
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A third catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars: with an introductory account of an index to Mr. Flamsteed's observations of the fixed stars, ... By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1797 — 1 edition

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universe around us

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1932 — 1 edition

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Account of a comet

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1781 — 1 edition

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Über den Bau des Himmels: Abhandlungen über die Struktur des Universums und die Entwicklung der Himmelskörper : 1784-1814

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 2001 — 1 edition

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Catalogue of a second thousand of new nebulæ and clusters of stars: with a few introductory remarks on the construction of the heavens. By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1789 — 1 edition

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Experiments on the solar: and on the terrestrial rays that occasion heat; with a comparative view of the laws to which light and heat, ... are subject, ... By William Herschel, ... Part ii. From the Philosophical transactions.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1800 — 1 edition

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Investigation of the cause of that indistinctness of vision which has been ascribed to the smallness of the optic pencil. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, June 22, 1786

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1786 — 1 edition

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letter of Herschel.

by Herschel, William Sir First published in 1963 — 1 edition

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German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

Born	1738
Died	1822

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OLID: OL113897A
ISNI: 0000000080992062
Library of Congress Names: n79083314
MusicBrainz: 07c4274b-e217-4652-b50f-eb398c3fc9d4
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV356061
VIAF: 19885773
Wikidata: Q14277
Inventaire.io: wd:Q14277

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