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Herschel Collection

Background imageHerschel Collection: Julia Herschel, 1865. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Herschel, 1865. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Herschel, 1865. Julia Herschel was the daughter of Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir John Herschel, April 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Sir John Herschel, April 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, April 1867

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir John Herschel, 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Sir John Herschel, 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, 1875

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir John Herschel, 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Sir John Herschel, 1867. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, 1867

Background imageHerschel Collection: Herschel, (1738-1822), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Herschel, (1738-1822), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Herschel, (1738-1822), 1830. William Herschell (1738-1822) German-born British astronomer, composer and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer, 1867

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer, 1867. The son of Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli
Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Portrait of John Herschel as a young man. The son of astronomer Sir William Herschel, John Herschel discovered 525 nebulae and clusters

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century

Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Herschel (1738-1822) became famous for discovering the planet Uranus

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir William Herschel, German-born British astronomer. Artist: E Scriven

Sir William Herschel, German-born British astronomer. Artist: E Scriven
Sir William Herschel, German-born British astronomer. Holding a diagram of planets and their planetry rings. Herschel (1738-1822) constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

Background imageHerschel Collection: William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807)

William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807). Built by the German-born English astronomer, William Herschel (1738-1822), in the grounds of his home in Slough

Background imageHerschel Collection: John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870

John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. The son of Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Artist: John Russell

Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Artist: John Russell
Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Holding a diagram of planets and their planetry rings. Herschel constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

Background imageHerschel Collection: Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1800s

Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1800s. Herschel, the German-born British astronomer, constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

Background imageHerschel Collection: William Herschels reflecting telescope with focal length of 40 feet, Slough, England, 1809

William Herschels reflecting telescope with focal length of 40 feet, Slough, England, 1809. The illustration shows the top of the brick foundation

Background imageHerschel Collection: John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871), English astronomer and scientist, 1847

John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871), English astronomer and scientist, 1847. A photograph off Herschel taken when he was Master of the Mint (1850-1855) showing him holding a florin (2 shilling piece)

Background imageHerschel Collection: William Herschels 20ft telescope erected at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, 1834-1838 (1847)

William Herschels 20ft telescope erected at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, 1834-1838 (1847). Artist: G H Ford
William Herschels 20ft telescope erected at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 1834-1838 (1847). This telescope was used by Herschels son John during his expedition to catalogue

Background imageHerschel Collection: William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer

William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer. Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet to be discovered since ancient times


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