Art Resource - AR917662

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John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871), English astronomer and scientist, as a young man.

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William Herschel's reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807).

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John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871), English astronomer and scientist, 1847.

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William Herschel's 20ft telescope erected at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, 1834-1838 (1847). Artist: G H Ford

William Herschel's 20ft telescope erected at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 1834-1838 (1847). This telescope was used by Herschel's son John during his expedition to catalogue the southern stars. Between 1834 and 1838, John Herschel made the first detailed survey of the night skies of the Southern Hemisphere, cataloguing thousands of celestial objects. From Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of Good Hope by John Herschel. (London, 1847).

Unique Identifier AR917662

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3697px × 2829px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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