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William Herschel

Born: 1738

Died: 1822

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Born: 1738

Died: 1822

Books by William Herschel (50 max)

[Miscellaneous astronomical pamphlets Volume 1]

1781

William Herschel, Henry Kater

Miscellaneous papers

1781

William Herschel, Henry Kater, Sophia Liddell, C. Stanhope, Nevil Maskelyne, Thomas Wedgwood

[Scientific papers of Sir William Herschel and Sir John Frederick William Herschel]

1782

William Herschel

Catalogue of double stars

1785

William Herschel, John F. W. Herschel

An account of three volcanos in the moon

1787

William Herschel

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

1791

William Herschel

On nebulous stars, properly so called

1791

William Herschel

A New geographical, commercial, and historical grammar, and present state of the several empires and kingdoms of the world containing I. the distances, figures, and revolutions of the celestial bodies ... : to with is added, I. A geographical index ... II. A table of coins of all the different nations ... III. A chronological table of remarkable events ...

1792

Guthrie, William, James Ferguson, William Herschel

Description of a forty-feet reflecting telescope

1795

William Herschel

Observations of the changeable brightness of the satellites of Jupiter, and of the variation in their apparent magnitudes with a determination of the time of their rotatory motions on their axes. To which is added, a measure of the diameter of the second satellite, and an estimate of the comparative size of all the four

1797

William Herschel

On the discovery of four additional satellites of the Georgium sidus The retrograde motion of its old satellites announced; and the cause of their disappearance at certain distances from the planet explained

1798

William Herschel

Beschreibung des vierzigfüssigen reflektirenden Teleskops

1799

William Herschel

A fourth catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars

1799

William Herschel

Investigation of the powers of the prismatic colours to heat and illuminate objects, &c: Experiments on the refrangibility of the invisible rays of the sun. Experiments on the solar, and on the terrestrial rays that occasion heat, &c

1800

William Herschel

Observations on the two lately discovered celestial bodies

1802

William Herschel

Observations of the transit of Mercury over the disk of the sun to which is added an investigation of the causes which often prevent the proper action of mirrors

1803

William Herschel

Observations and remarks on the figure, the climate, and the atmosphere of Saturn, and its ring

1806

William Herschel

Observations of a comet, made with a view to investigate its magnitude and the nature of its illumination: To which is added, An account of a new irregularity lately perceived in the apparent figure of the planet Saturn

1808

William Herschel

Observations of a comet: with remarks on the construction of its different parts

1812

William Herschel

Observations of a second comet: with remarks on its construction

1812

William Herschel

A series of observations of the satellites of the Georgian planet: including a passage through the node of their orbits, with an introductory accountof the telescopic apparatus that has been used on this occasion, and a finalexposition of some calculated particulars deduced from the observations

1815

William Herschel

Astronomical observations and experiments, selected for the purpose of ascertaining the relative distances of clusters of stars: and of investigating how far the power of our telescopes may be expected to reach into space, when directed to ambiguous celestial objects

1818

William Herschel

William Herschel's verzeichnisse von nebelflecken und sternhaufen

1862

William Herschel, A. Auwers

A synopsis of all Sir William Herschel's micrometrical measurements and estimated positions and distances of the double stars described by him: Together with a catalogue of those stars in order of right ascension, for the epoch 1800.0, [i.e. 1880.0] so far as they are capable of identification

1867

John F. W. Herschel, William Herschel

The universe around us a discussion in response to an enquiry by a late Under-Secretary of State [William Knox]

1932

William Herschel