Sir William Collection (page 4)

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

The Royal Exchange, London, 20th Century. The Royal Exchange was established by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1566, with the aim of making London main European market-place

Sir William MacCormac Bart, Irish surgeon, (1903). Artist: Alfred Drury
Sir William MacCormac Bart, Irish surgeon, (1903). MacCormac (1836-1901) worked with the Anglo-American ambulance during the Franco-Prussian War and was an authority on gunshot wounds

Lord Nelson, c1797-1805. Artist: Sir William Beechey
Lord Nelson, c1797-1805

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

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1870. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage

Forth Railway Bridge from the south-east, Scotland, c1895. This bridge, built for the North British Railway Company, was begun in 1882 and opened on 4 March 1890

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), English engineer and industrialist
Matthew Boulton, English engineer and industrialist. Works owner Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. Artist: Spy
Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. After studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, London, Crookes went on to make significant contributions in several fields of science

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

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

Charles Fort, 17th century. Artist: Sir William Robinson
Charles Fort, a star fort near Kinsale Harbour, built to withstand attack by cannon, 17th century

The Strickland Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, mid-9th century. Plain gold panels with a pattern of dog-like animals with collars, deeply carved to form an openwork effect

William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford, British soldier. Artist: Peltro William Tomkins
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford, British soldier. Beresford (1768-1854) defeated the French under Marshal Soult at the Battle of Albuera, in the Peninsular War, 1811

William Arrol (1830-1913), Scottish civil engineer. Arrol built the second Tay Railway Bridge (1882-1887), Forth Railway Bridge (1883-1890) and Tower Bridge, London (1886-1894)

George III, King of England, c1800. Artist: Sir William Beechey
George III, King of England, c1800. Full-length portrait of George III (1738-1820), king from 1760, in military uniform

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

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman. Cecil was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

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

William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, 1908. Artist: Spy
William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, 1908. Ramsay (1852-1916) discovered four of the inert gases, Neon, Argon, Krypton and Xenon, for which he won the the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1904

William Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Artist: Spy
William Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Crookes (1832-1919) holding the discharge tube which carries his name

William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Bowman (1816-1892) was born at Nantwich, Cheshire. After five years at Birmingham General Hospital

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