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The Herschel family and the Royal Observatory
The relationship between the Observatory and the Herschel family lasted over a century. When William Herschel first discovered the planet Uranus in 1781, it was 5th Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, ...
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Caroline Herschel: the first paid female astronomer
Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was a German-born astronomer who battled against prejudice to become an accomplished and respected member of the astronomical community. She did important work assisting ...
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The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel
It has been said that being scientific in Victorian England meant to be as much like John Herschel as possible. This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of ...
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KS2 Science: The work of Caroline and William Herschel
CAROLINE HERSCHEL: Are they recording? William, press record will you? WILLIAM HERSCHEL: We are rolling, Caz, chill out. CAROLINE HERSCHEL: Oh hello SciTubers! I am Caroline Herschel and this ...
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The Herschel Space Observatory
The Herschel Space Observatory is ESA's far-infrared space telescope. Imperial College astrophysicists have been involved with this project since its inception and are now reaping the benefits of this ...
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John Herschel
Toni Vogel Carey on a memorable but forgotten scientist and philosopher. If the name Herschel rings a bell, you are probably thinking of William (1738-1822), who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781, ...