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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.
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.
The main house was on Windsor Road. There was also a small cottage on the land. Herschel moved there on 3 April 1786. John Herschel was born in the house, and William died there on 25 August 1822. [3] John Herschel and his family moved out of the house to Hawkhurst in 1840. [4] However, the house continued to be owned by the Herschel family ...
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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 ...
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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]
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