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William Herschel Collection

Background imageWilliam Herschel Collection: Interior of Upton Church, Bucks. 1850. Creator: Unknown

Interior of Upton Church, Bucks. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Upton Church, Buckinghamshire, 1850. St Laurence's Church at Upton-cum-Chalvey, 12th-century Norman. The interior presents a sad picture of desolation

Background imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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 imageWilliam Herschel 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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