Herschel/Appendix

by Hector Macpherson

APPENDIX.

I. CHIEF DATES IN HERSCHEL'S LIFE.

Born at Hanover, 15th November, 1738.
Settled in England, 1757.
Appointed organist of Octagon Chapel in Bath, 1766.
First recorded astronomical observation, 19th February, 1766.
Began to construct telescopes, 1773.
First recorded telescopic observation, 1st March, 1774.
Discovery of Uranus, 13th March, 1781.
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, December, 1781.
Appointed as King's Astronomer, 1782.
Discovery of Proper Motion of Solar System, 1783.
First paper on the Construction of the Heavens, 1784.
Disc-theory of the Universe propounded, 1785.
Marriage, 8th May, 1788.
Investigation of nebulous stars, 1791.
Discovery of revolving double stars, 1802.
Abandonment of disc-theory and enunciation of nebular hypothesis, 1811.
Last paper published, 1821.
Died at Slough, 25th August 1822.

II. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

The following works may be recommended for those who desire a closer acquaintance with Herschel's life and work:—

(i) Standard sources of information.

The Collected Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel—with Biographical introduction by Dr. J. L. E. Dreyer—in two volumes (published by the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society).

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel, by Mrs. John Herschel (John Murray).

(ii) Popular Biographies.

The Herschels and Modern Astronomy, by Agnes M. Clerke (Cassell & Co.).

William Herschel and His Work, by James Sime (T. & T. Clark).

Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works, by E. S. Holden.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men, by Francois Arago.

(iii) Historical Works, dealing with Herschel's place in Modern Astronomy.

History of Physical Astronomy, by Robert Grant (Baldwin).

History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century, by Agnes M. Clerke (A. & C. Black).

A History of Astronomy, by Arthur Berry (John Murray).

A Century's Progress in Astronomy, by Hector Macpherson (Blackwood).

A History of Astronomy, by W. W. Bryant (Methuen).

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HERSCHEL.

By Hector Macpherson, F.R.A.S.

JOSEPH PRIESTLEY.

By D. H. Peacock.

JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER.

By F. O. Bower, Sc.D., F.R.S.

GALILEO.

By W. W. Bryant, F.R.A.S., Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

MICHAEL FARADAY.

By J. A. Crowther, D.Sc.

ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE.

The Story of a great Discoverer. By Lancelot T. Hogben, B.A., B.Sc.

(Others in preparation.)

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A VOYAGE IN SPACE.

A Course of Six Lectures "adapted to a Juvenile Auditory," by H. H. Turner, D.Sc., D.C.L., F.R.S., Savilian Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford. With over 130 Illustrations. Cloth boards, 6s. net.

THE WONDERS OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Explained in simple terms for the non-technical reader. By J. A. Fleming, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S., University Professor of Electrical Engineering in the University of London, etc. With numerous Diagrams. Cloth boards.

COAL AND WHAT WE GET FROM IT.

A Romance of Applied Science. By Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., F.I.C., sometime Professor of Chemistry in Finsbury Technical College. Illustrated. Cloth, 2s. 6d. net.

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