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A History of the County of Oxford
… the Tractarian; E. A. Freeman, the historian, Sir William Herschel, Bt., grandson of the astronomer, who purchased Lawn … Board, title deeds. Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1887). Miss E. D. Herschel's MS. notes (MS. Top. Oxon. d 4434; ibid. e 3623). … 191328. See above, p. 195. See below, p. 212. D.N.B. Miss Herschel's MS. notes. C.C.C. Mun. Thos. Langdon's Map (1605); …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… son, and the scene of many of their labours. Sir William Herschel settled at Slough in 1786. 8 In 1789 he made his … In 1792 his still more celebrated son, afterwards Sir John Herschel, was born here. He carried out much of his important … illustration of his discoveries. 9 Relations of Sir John Herschel still occupy the house, and a street in Slough is …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… parish. The rectory is the residence of Sir William James Herschel, bart., son of the distinguished astronomer Sir John Herschel, first baronet. He is the inventor of the modern …
Old and New London
… telescope, the germ of the colossal instruments of Herschel and Lord Rosse, was deemed one of the wonders of the … in great names, such as John Evelyn, Dr. Halley, Sir John Herschel, Bishop Wilkins, Robert Hooke, Sir Humphry Davy, and …
Survey of London
… cit. 52. P.R.O., C54/7757, no. 7; M.L.R. 1803/5/461. 53. Herschel Baker, John Philip Kemble, The Actor in His Theatre, …
Survey of London
… Howe, The Life of William Hazlitt, 1949 ed., p. 417. 35. Herschel Baker, William Hazlitt, 1962, p. 469. 36. Graves. …
Old and New London
… in 1791:"Though London increases every day, and Mr. Herschel 1 has just discovered a new square or circus …
The Environs of London
… instrument of eight feet; and a ten-feet reflector by Herschel. On the top of the building is a moveable dome which …