Table of Contents

1. 1651–1757; 2. 1757–61; 3. 1762–6; 4. 1767–72; 5. 1773–80; 6. 1781; 7. 1781–2; 8. 1782; 9. 1782–6; 10. 1786–9; 11. 1786–8; 12. 1783–5; 13. 1784–94; 14. 1786–1802; 15. 1792–1802; 16. 1788–98; 17. 1793–1804; 18. 1804–17; 19. 1797–1802; 20. 1802–6; 21. 1807–13; 22. 1812–16; 23. 1813–22; 24. 1822–48; Appendix 1. Fourier's eloge of William Herschel; Appendix 2. Epitaph on Sir William Herschel; Appendix 3. Epitaph of Miss Caroline Herschel; Appendix 4. Papers communicated to the Royal Society by William Herschel, which are referred to in the foregoing chapters; Index.

Promotional Information

Originally published in 1933, this book was written with the aim of presenting the life stories of William and Caroline Herschel.