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Frederick William Herschel ( HUR-shəl; German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, William Herschel followed his father into the military band of Hanover, before immigrating to Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen. (From Wikipedia) More about William Herschel:
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9 additional books about William Herschel in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) The Herschels and modern astronomy. (Macmillan, 1895), by Agnes M. Clerke (page images at HathiTrust)- Herschel (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge;, 1919), by Hector Macpherson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sir William Herschel, his life and works (C. Scribner's sons, 1881), by Edward S. Holden (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Herschels and modern astronomy (Cassell and Co., 1895), by Agnes M. Clerke (page images at HathiTrust)
- William Herschel and his work (C. Scribner's sons, 1900), by James Sime (page images at HathiTrust)
- A synopsis of the scientific writings of Sir William Herschel (Govt. Print. Off., 1881), by William Singleton Holden and Charles S. Hastings (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Herschels and Modern Astronomy, by Agnes M. Clerke (Gutenberg ebook)
- Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works, by Edward S. Holden (Gutenberg ebook)
- The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers: Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel (Gutenberg ebook)
Books by William Herschel: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Herschel, William, 1738-1822: The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel, Knt., Guelp., Ll.D., F.R.S., Including Early Papers Hitherto Unpublished (2 volumes; London: Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society, 1912), ed. by Royal Society (Great Britain) and Royal Astronomical Society, contrib. by J. L. E. Dreyer
Additional books by William Herschel in the extended shelves:- Herschel, William, 1738-1822: Outlines of geography, natural, civil and political : concisely stating the natural divisions of the terraqueous globe, with its principal mountains, rivers, lakes, gulphs, bays and islands : the boundaries of empires, kingdoms, and states, their chief cities and principal towns, their institutions, civil, political and religious : together with a brief account of their productions, commerce and manufactures : arranged under proper heads, and condensed into a narrow compass, with the double view, of making it a book of first principles to the beginner, and a manual to the more experienced geographer : to which is added, a Brief view of the solar system, according to the latest discoveries, by Dr. Herschell, and others (Alexander & Phillips, 1808), also by William G. Harris (page images at HathiTrust)
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822: Ueber den Bau des Himmels (In der Arnoldischen Buchh., 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822: The universe around us (University of Michigan Press, 1932), also by William L. Clements Library and William Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822: Untersuchungen über die Natur der Sonnenstrahlen (G.E.F. Schulze, 1801) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822: William Herschel Doctor der Rechte, und Mitglied der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu London über den Bau des Himmels : drey Abhandlungen aus dem Englischen übersetzt : nebst einem authentischen Auszug aus Kants allgemeiner Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels. (bei Friedrich Nicolovius, 1791), also by Immanuel Kant and G. M. Sommer (page images at HathiTrust)
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