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Collected Works of Sir William Herschel - Nature
The investigations of this great man are practically inaccessible to the vast majority of modern astronomers, and the result is that few have any acquaintance with his writings, or know them ...
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The Night Sky in February - Nature
DURING this month, the night shortens by nearly two hours in the latitude of London. The moon is full on February 12 and new on February 26. Lunar conjunctions with Jupiter and Saturn occur ...
Populäre Astronomie von Sim Newcomb, Astronom in Washington - Nature
THIS is much more than a simple translation of New-comb's “Popular Astronomy,” reviewed in these pages at the time of its publication. The editor thinks that as the original work was mainly ...
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German-born British astronomer and composer
Frederick William Herschel KH, FRS was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Wikipedia