Philosophy
William Lassell
June 18th, 1799 to October 4th, 1880
We're referring to telescopes. Queen Victoria especially liked the 24" reflector. And he even made a 48" reflector in Malta. The discovery of Neptune's moon Triton, Saturn's eighth moon Hyperion, and Uranus' satellites Ariel and Umbriel and other astronomical features are credited to him.
William Lassell [Wikipedia]
- Brockhurst Observatory And William Sadler Franks
Brockhurst Observatoryca. 1932 Abstract... William Sadler Franks (1851-1935) was astronomer-in-charge at F.J. Hanbury’s private observatory at Brockhurst, near East Grinstead, Sussex, from 1909 until his death in 1935. This paper reviews the observational...
- John F.w. Herschel's Archived Papers Now Available
"18th-Century Astronomer Herschel's Papers Now Public"by Jennifer OuelletteMarch 7th, 2012DiscoveryNewsHistorical archives are an invaluable resource for those who study the past, or for those of us who are merely curious about those earlier eras....
- Pluto's Day
Not the pup but the planet[?] Pluto popped into the planet ensemble on March 13th. "Happy Pluto Discovery Day" by Doug Cornelius March 10th, 2010 Wired The discovery of Pluto was announced on March 13. Pluto was labeled a planet when it was first...
- Uranus Was Discovered Today In 1781
The butt of many jokes. William Herschel--using a far better telescope than Galileo's--discovered a new planet. He himself called it "George", after the king of England, but everyone else prefered "Uranus", which was the name that eventually prevailed.--Bill...
- Music Of The Spheres?
In the words of Sarah Palin..."You bethcha"...she can hear the sounds of Uranus from her front porch. Abstract: What do Brian May (the Queen’s lead guitarist), William Herschel and the Jupiter Symphony have in common? And a white dwarf, a piano and...
Philosophy
Having a big one will draw the Queen of England
William LassellJune 18th, 1799 to October 4th, 1880
We're referring to telescopes. Queen Victoria especially liked the 24" reflector. And he even made a 48" reflector in Malta. The discovery of Neptune's moon Triton, Saturn's eighth moon Hyperion, and Uranus' satellites Ariel and Umbriel and other astronomical features are credited to him.
William Lassell [Wikipedia]
- Brockhurst Observatory And William Sadler Franks
Brockhurst Observatoryca. 1932 Abstract... William Sadler Franks (1851-1935) was astronomer-in-charge at F.J. Hanbury’s private observatory at Brockhurst, near East Grinstead, Sussex, from 1909 until his death in 1935. This paper reviews the observational...
- John F.w. Herschel's Archived Papers Now Available
"18th-Century Astronomer Herschel's Papers Now Public"by Jennifer OuelletteMarch 7th, 2012DiscoveryNewsHistorical archives are an invaluable resource for those who study the past, or for those of us who are merely curious about those earlier eras....
- Pluto's Day
Not the pup but the planet[?] Pluto popped into the planet ensemble on March 13th. "Happy Pluto Discovery Day" by Doug Cornelius March 10th, 2010 Wired The discovery of Pluto was announced on March 13. Pluto was labeled a planet when it was first...
- Uranus Was Discovered Today In 1781
The butt of many jokes. William Herschel--using a far better telescope than Galileo's--discovered a new planet. He himself called it "George", after the king of England, but everyone else prefered "Uranus", which was the name that eventually prevailed.--Bill...
- Music Of The Spheres?
In the words of Sarah Palin..."You bethcha"...she can hear the sounds of Uranus from her front porch. Abstract: What do Brian May (the Queen’s lead guitarist), William Herschel and the Jupiter Symphony have in common? And a white dwarf, a piano and...