Herschel, William 1738-1822
Overview
| Works: | 504 works in 1,301 publications in 5 languages and 21,365 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Concertos Scores Symphonies Biography Observations Catalogs Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Roles: | Author, Composer, wpr, Honoree, Contributor |
| Classifications: | QB36.H6, 784.2184 |
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Most widely held works about
William Herschel
- The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science by Richard Holmes( Book )
- The sun kings : the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began by Stuart Clark( Book )
- William Herschel and the construction of the heavens by Michael A Hoskin( Book )
- The stargazer's sister by Carrie Brown( Book )
- The blind astronomer's daughter : a novel by John Pipkin( Book )
- The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos by Michael D Lemonick( Book )
- William Herschel by A Armitage( Book )
- Caroline's comets : a true story by Emily Arnold McCully( Book )
- Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel by Michael A Hoskin( Book )
- William Herschel, explorer of the heavens by J. B Sidgwick( Book )
- The king's astronomer : William Herschel by Deborah Crawford( Book )
- Uranus by Josepha Sherman( Book )
- The Herschels and modern astronomy by Agnes M Clerke( Book )
- The age of wonder : [how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science] by Richard Holmes( )
- William Herschel and his work by James Sime( Book )
- The construction of the heavens : the cosmology of William Herschel by Michael A Hoskin( Book )
- The Herschel chronicle; the life-story of William Herschel and his sister, Caroline Herschel by Constance A Lubbock( Book )
- Sir William Herschel : his life and works by Edward S Holden( Book )
- The Herschel objects and how to observe them by James Mullaney( Book )
- William and Caroline Herschel : pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy by Michael A Hoskin( Book )
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Most widely held works by
William Herschel
Symphonies by
Michael Haydn(
)
13 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in Undetermined and No Linguistic content and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphony in D major 'Sinfonia obligato' (1781) (11:08) -- Symphony in A major (1784 or after) (14:42) -- Symphony in D major (1784) (13:15) -- Symphony in E flat major (1784) (13:09) -- Symphony in B flat major (1802) (18:28)
13 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in Undetermined and No Linguistic content and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphony in D major 'Sinfonia obligato' (1781) (11:08) -- Symphony in A major (1784 or after) (14:42) -- Symphony in D major (1784) (13:15) -- Symphony in E flat major (1784) (13:09) -- Symphony in B flat major (1802) (18:28)
Three symphonies, them. index 2, 5, 13 by
William Herschel(
)
20 editions published in 1983 in 4 languages and held by 237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published in 1983 in 4 languages and held by 237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The oboe concertos of Sir William Herschel by
William Herschel(
)
7 editions published in 1998 in 3 languages and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1998 in 3 languages and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving round the Georgian planet by
William Herschel(
Book
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19 editions published between 1787 and 1974 in English and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1787 and 1974 in English and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue of a second thousand of new nebulæ and clusters of stars : with a few introductory remarks on the construction of
the heavens. By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical transactions by
William Herschel(
Book
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17 editions published in 1789 in English and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published in 1789 in English and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Beschreibung des vierzigfüssigen reflektirenden Teleskops by
William Herschel(
Book
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20 editions published between 1795 and 1912 in English and German and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1795 and 1912 in English and German and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the discovery of four additional satellites of the Georgium Sidus : ... By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical
Transactions by
William Herschel(
)
16 editions published between 1798 and 2005 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1798 and 2005 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars : with some remarks of the stability of the light of
our sun. To which is added, catalogue of comparative brightness, ... By William Herschel, ... From the Philosophical Transactions by
William Herschel(
)
17 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue of one thousand new nebulæ and clusters of stars by
William Herschel(
Book
)
17 editions published in 1786 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published in 1786 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Investigation of the cause of that indistinctness of vision which has been ascribed to the smallness of the optic pencil.
By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, June 22, 1786 by
William Herschel(
Book
)
13 editions published in 1786 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1786 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the nature and construction of the sun and fixed stars by
William Herschel(
Book
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17 editions published between 1795 and 2005 in English and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1795 and 2005 in English and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On nebulous stars, properly so called by
William Herschel(
Book
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16 editions published between 1791 and 2005 in English and held by 29 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1791 and 2005 in English and held by 29 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the power of penetrating into space by telescopes by
William Herschel(
Book
)
13 editions published in 1800 in English and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1800 in English and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Remarks on the new comet. By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Nov. 16, 1786 by
William Herschel(
Book
)
13 editions published in 1787 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1787 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the satellites of the planet Saturn, and the rotation of its ring on an axis by
William Herschel(
)
12 editions published between 1790 and 2005 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1790 and 2005 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the Georgian planet and its satellites By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions by
William Herschel(
Book
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11 editions published in 1788 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1788 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the periodical star [alpha] Herculis with remarks tending to establish the rotatory motion of the stars on their axes.
To which is added a second catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars. By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. From the
Philosophical transactions by
William Herschel(
Book
)
12 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue of double stars by
William Herschel(
)
10 editions published in 1785 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1785 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Observations of a quintuple belt on the planet Saturn also, an account of some particulars observed during the late eclipse
of the sun: and also, on the rotation of the planet Saturn upon its axis. By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. From the Philosophical
transactions by
William Herschel(
Book
)
12 editions published between 1794 and 2010 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1794 and 2010 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Observations of the changeable brightness of the satellites of Jupiter and of the variation in their apparent magnitudes;
with a determination of the time of their rotatory motions on their axes. To which is added, a measure of the diameter of
the second satellite, and an estimate of the comparative size of all the four. By William Herschel, LL. D.F.R.S. From the
Philosophical transactions by
William Herschel(
Book
)
13 editions published in 1797 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1797 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia 1750-1848 Honoree Author
- Hoskin, Michael A. Author Editor
- Davy, Humphry Sir 1778-1829
- Holmes, Richard 1945- Author
- Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William) 1792-1871 Honoree Author
- Hale, George Ellery 1868-1938
- Carrington, Richard Christopher 1826-1875
- Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter) 1851-1928
- Clark, Stuart (Stuart G.) Author
- Brown, Carrie 1959- Author
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Astronomers Astronomy Banks, Joseph, Brothers and sisters Carrington, Richard Christopher, Comets Concertos (Oboe)--Scores Cosmology Davy, Humphry,--Sir, Discoveries in science England Fathers and daughters Great Britain Hale, George Ellery, Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, Herschel, John F. W.--(John Frederick William), Herschel, William, History Intellectual life Ireland Jupiter (Planet) Maunder, E. Walter--(Edward Walter), Music Nebulae Observation (Scientific method) Orchestral music Orchestral music--Scores Overtures Overtures (String orchestra) Park, Mungo, Physics Reflecting telescopes Satellites Saturn (Planet) Science Scientists Solar eclipses Stars Stars--Clusters Stars--Observations Stars--Rotation Sun Symphonies Symphonies (String orchestra) Symphonies--Scores Telescopes Uranus (Planet) Violin and piano with orchestra Women astronomers Women scientists
Alternative Names
Frederick William Herschel
Geršelʹ, Fridrich Vilʹgelʹm 1738-1822
Geršelʹ, Vilʹjam 1738-1822
Gershelʹ, Fridrikh Vilʹgelʹm 1738-1822
Gershelʹ, Fridrikh Vilʹgelʹm 1738-1822 Sir
Gershelʹ, Fridrikh Vilʹgelʹm, Sir, 1738-1822
Gershelʹ, Vilʹi︠a︡m 1738-1822
Gershelʹ, Vilʹi︠a︡m 1738-1822 Sir
Gershelʹ, Vilʹi︠a︡m, Sir, 1738-1822
Gulielmus Herschel
Herschel, F. W. 1738-1822
Herschel, Fr. Wilh. 1738-1822
Herschel, Frederick William.
Herschel Frederick William 1738-1822
Herschel, Frederick William 1738-1822 Sir
Herschel, Frederick William, Sir, 1738-1822
Herschel, Friedrich W. 1738-1822
Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm.
Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm 1738-1822
Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm 1738-1822 Sir
Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm, Sir, 1738-1822
Herschel, Friedrich William 1738-1822 Sir
Herschel, Friedrich William, Sir, 1738-1822
Herschel, Sir Frederick William
Herschel, Wilhelm.
Herschel, Wilhelm 1738-1822
Herschel, Wilhelm 1738-1822 Sir
Herschel, Wilhelm, Sir, 1738-1822
Herschel, William
Herschel, William Sir
Herschel, William Sir 1738-1822
Uilyam Herşel
Viljams Heršels
Wilhelm Herschel
Wilhelm Herschel deutsch-britischer Astronom, Musiker, Komponist
William Herschel
William Herschel astrônomo, especialista técnico e compositor germano-britânico
William Herschel astronomo, fisico e musicista britannico
William Herschel astrónomo germano-británico
William Herschel compositeur et astronome germano-britannique
William Herschel Duits astronoom
William Herschel German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer
William Herschel německo-britský astronom, hudebník a skladatel
William Herschel német-angol csillagász
William Herschel niemiecki astronom i kompozytor
Ουίλιαμ Χέρσελ
Ουίλιαμ Χέρσελ γερμανικής καταγωγής Βρετανός αστρονόμος και μουσικός
Вилијам Хершел
Вилхелм Хершел
Уильям Гершель английский астроном
Уилям Хершел
Уільям Гершэль
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הרשל, ויליאם 1738-1822
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