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On 8 May 1788, William Herschel married the widow Mary Pitt (née Baldwin) at St Laurence's Church, Upton in Slough. [104] They had one child, John , born at Observatory House on 7 March 1792. William's personal background and rise as man of science had a profound impact on the upbringing of his son and grandchildren.
Caroline Lucretia Herschel [1] (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl, ˈ h ɛər ʃ əl / HUR-shəl, HAIR-shəl, [2] German: [kaʁoˈliːnə ˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 16 March 1750 – 9 January 1848) was a German astronomer, [3] whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name. [4]
The Herschel daughters in the 1860s (from left to right): Constance Anne, Caroline Emilia Mary, Margaret Louisa, Isabella Herschel, Francisca ('Fancy'), and Matilda Rose (unknown photographer) [9] Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel (31 March 1830 – 29 January 1909), [ 9 ] who married the soldier and politician Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William Herschel in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. [1] In 1789, he added another 1,000 entries, [2] and finally another 500 in 1802, [3] bringing the total to 2,500 entries. This catalogue originated the usage of letters and catalogue ...
Margaret Eliza Emma Herschel (1865–1880). She had a brain tumor early on. Emma Dorothea Herschel (1867–1954) Reverend Sir John Charles William Herschel, 3rd Baronet (1869–1950) Arthur Edward Hardcastle Herschel (1873–1924) He lived at Warfield in Berkshire and at Littlemore in Oxfordshire. [8] Upon his death the baronetcy passed to his son.
Prince William and Prince Harry’s Complicated Relationship Over the Years Read article “We wanted to get married quickly. But the Palace couldn’t seem to pick a date. Or a venue,” the Duke ...
He was also already married — until his wife died under mysterious circumstances in 1560, less than two years into Elizabeth's reign. Dudley was married to Amy Rosbart, the daughter of a Norfolk ...
Lauren Conrad found The One in husband William Tell, but their love story had to wait a decade before it began in 2012. “I met my husband when I was 16 and sitting on stage at one of his ...