61. Portrait Of Sir John Herschel Portrait of Sir john herschel. Artist Julia Margaret Cameron TitlePortrait of Sir john herschel Date 1867 Material Albumen on http://www.usc.edu/dept/finearts/fa121/images/461.html

Portrait of Sir John Herschel Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron Title: Portrait of Sir John Herschel Date: Material: Albumen on wet collodion Original Size: City/Country: Magnify to Screen Size Magnify to Full Size Home Page Discussion Ask Andrea This page was last updated on Wed Jun 12 14:40:23 PDT 1996.

62. WhoWhatWhen - Interactive Historical Timelines Timeline for john FW herschel (java), Search Google for john FW herschel,john FW herschel, British astronomer, 03/07/1792, 08/25/1882, 90. http://www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/index.php3?bydesc_x=1&desc=astronomer

63. The Personal Papers Of Sir John Frederick William Herschel photography. These papers were given by herschel to john Lee (BA 1806)on Lee's request before herschel departed for South Africa. Some http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/Library/special collections/ppapers/Herschel.html

St John's Library Home page Special Collections Personal papers The personal papers of Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), astronomer. If you would like to see any of this material, please contact the Special Collections Librarian (tel. 01223-339393). Box 1: Letters A.L.s., from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker (BA 1814), from Dawlish, Devon, dated August 1812. Is sorry to have left Cambridge. Tells of drinking habits and other activities. Gives humorous advise to Whittaker to study hard. 3p. Bought from E. Seligmann, 1955. A.L.s., from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, dated 20 July 1813. Tells of hectic social life interspersed with some study. Asks for news of Cambridge and to be remembered to friends. 3p. Bought from E. Seligmann, 1955. A.L.s., from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough, dated 22 May 1813. Gives jocular advise on study and women. Tells of mutual acquaintances. Will visit Cambridge soon. 3p. Bought from E. Seligmann, 1955. A.L.s., from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough, dated 2 July 1813. Discusses an epigram of Byron’s, the current state of society and religious belief and notes the unrest abroad in the country. Exhorts the recipient to keep mentally active and states that mathematics and music take up all his time. 4p. Bought from E. Seligmann, 1955.

64. Uraniborg, By Fleur Helsingor to the stars and was inspired to make an extensive study of the cosmos.William herschel • Caroline herschel • john herschel. http://www.well.com/user/fhelsing/Uraniborg/UraniborgWH.html

an art + music collection by Fleur Helsingor this page honors William Herschel (1738-1822) A Cluster Galaxy discovered by William Herschel William Herschel was the brother of Caroline Herschel and the father of John Frederick William Herschel. He was a professional composer and astronomer. In addition to being famous for discovering the planet Uranus, he turned his attention to the stars and was inspired to make an extensive study of the cosmos. William Herschel Caroline Herschel John Herschel back to index page Fleur's home page on The WELL Click on the controls to listen to each musical composition in turn. The theme is from the Third Movement of William Herschel's Oboe Concerto No. 2 in C. Theme and Variations on a theme by William Herschel Fugue on a theme by William Herschel Contact: send e-mail to "fleur" at "well.com" URANIBORG

65. Intimate Music Music John Herschel Baron Intimate Music Music john herschel Baron. Subject Music Title Intimate MusicAuthor john herschel Baron. Lee Server Portrait of France http://www.novel-shop.co.uk/John-Herschel-Baron-Intimate-Music-1576470164.html

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66. John Herschel Glenn, Jr. john herschel Glenn, Jr. john herschel Glenn, Jr. was the first American to orbitthe earth. 18 July 1921 john herschel Glenn, Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio. http://www.worldhistory.com/john-glenn.htm

World History Search World History Archives: powered by FreeFind Wars U.S. History World History ... Contact Us John Herschel Glenn, Jr. John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was the first American to orbit the earth. His flight helped the United States to overcome the fear that they had fallen behind the Soviet Union in the race for space. The Soviet Union had two cosmonauts make the first orbital flights around the earth. 18 July 1921 John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio. Glenn entered Muskingum College Glenn left school to become a United States Marine Corps pilot in World War II. 1 April 1943 Glenn married Anna Castor During World War II Glenn flew 59 missions supporting troops. Glenn worked as a flight instructor of advanced flight training. During the Korean War Glenn flew 90 combat missions and shot down three enemy planes. Glenn became a test pilot. Glenn set a transcontinental speed record. He flew from Los Angeles to New York City in 3 hours and 23 minutes. Glenn and six other men were chosen for the Mercury program 20 February 1962 Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. He circled the earth three times in less than five hours.

67. DOC: John Herschel's Cape Observations In 1820, assisted by his father, john herschel completed a mirror of 18 Diariesand correspondence of Sir john herschel 18341838. AA Balkema, Cape Town. http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/borley/49/hcape.htm

web hosting domain names email addresses related sites "As Nelson swept the seas you sweep the skies, leaving little for those who may come after you." Letter from Thomas Maclear to John Herschel, Royal Observatory, April 5, 1834 ON JANUARY 15, 1834 there arrived at the Cape a young English scientist and philosopher who for sheer drive, intellectual capacity and versatility has had few equals in the long history of callers at Table Bay." "John Frederick William Herschel, Bart., K.H. was born at Slough, near Windsor, on the 7th March, 1792 and died at Collingwood, Kent on the 11th May, 1871, in his eightieth year. He was the only child of Sir Frederick William Herschel and, like his father, was one of the greatest astronomers of all ages." "In 1820, assisted by his father, [John Herschel] completed a mirror of 18 inches diameter and 20 feet focal length [f/13] which became the heart of the telescope with which much of his later observing was done." "...there was an air of dilettantism about Herschel. His mind ranged over a vast number of subjects ... but when it came to physical hard work his enthusiasm would often flag ... Professor Pritchard in his biographical notice in the Encyclopaedia Britannica wrote 'Herschel had become an astronomer from a sense of duty, just as his father had become one by fascination and fixed resolve: hence it was by filial loyalty to his father's memory that he was now impelled to undertake the completion of that work which at Slough had been so grandly commended. William Herschel had explored the northern heavens; John Herschel determined to explore the heavens of the south, as well as re-explore the north.' "

68. Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics And You - Timeline - John Herschel john herschel was the only child of renowned scientist and astronomer William herschel,and left Cambridge University in 1816 to assist in the astronomical http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/jherschel.html

Visit the Molecular Expressions Website Galleria Photo Gallery ... Home John Frederick William Herschel John Herschel was born in Slough, England on March 7, 1792, the only child of renowned scientist and astronomer William Herschel. He received an excellent education, and while studying for his undergraduate degree in mathematics, instituted the Analytical Society of Cambridge in conjunction with George Peacock and Charles Babbage. The group introduced Leibniz notation into English mathematics to supplant the unwieldy Newtonian symbols. When Herschel graduated from Cambridge in 1813, he was at the top of his class. Herschel began to study in London for a career in law in 1814, but changed his mind within a year. He then returned to Cambridge for a brief stint as a teacher of mathematics, but left in 1816 to assist in the astronomical research of his aging father. The years they spent working together served as the groundwork from which the younger Herschel would build the rest of his career. In 1820, Herschel was one of the founding members of the Royal Astronomical Society and when his father died in 1822 he carried on his work, making a detailed study of double stars. In collaboration with James South he compiled a catalog of observations that was published in 1824. The work garnered the pair the Gold Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society and the Lalande Prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences. Herschel was also knighted 1831. In 1833, Herschel decided to temporarily relocate with his family to Cape Colony, South Africa in order to observe the skies not visible in England. Herschel's research was carried out at a brisk rate, and by the time they ventured home four years later, he had amassed an amazing amount of data. He had made catalogs of nebulae and double stars, had described the Magellanic clouds, which are only visible in the southern hemisphere, and had made a study of the intensity of solar radiation using an actinometer, a device he invented in 1825.

69. Flora Herscheliana: Sir John And Lady Herschel At The Cape 1834 To 1838. Rourke. © 1996. Sir john herschel (17921871) has long been recognizedas one of Britain's great nineteenth-century scientists. http://www.up.ac.za/asservices/ais/gw/flora.htm

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871) has long been recognized as one of Britain's great nineteenth-century scientists. His accomplishments in astronomy, mathematics and physics are well known, but this publication focuses on his private interest in botanical matters. A visit to the Cape of Good Hope from 1834 to 1838 to survey the southern skies exposed Hershel to another great natural wonder - the beauty and diversity of the Cape Flora. The profound impact this encounter had on both John and his wife Margaret resulted in a magnificent portfolio of botanical drawings, outlined by John using a camera lucida for scientific accuracy, and painted I watercolours by Margaret. Herschel's restless, analytical mind also led him to consider deeper issues, among them the morphology of bulbs, the diversity of species, and botanical scents and perfumes. The Brenthurst Press has once again drawn on the resources of the Brenthurst Library, the private Africana collection of Mr. H.F. Oppenheimer, and other relevant material (much of it unpublished and in private collections) to produce Flora Herscheliana: Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838, by Brian Warner and John Rourke. The book includes unpublished works by other artists such as Charles Davidson Bell and Thomas Bowler, and is a celebration of the Herschels' fascination with the abundant beauty they discovered on the doorstep of Feldhausen, their home at the Cape.

70. Archives Hub: Papers Of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) And His Son Sir John Fr of Sir W. herschel, 1788, at La.II.647/204; letter to Sir W. herschel from john Robison,at La.II.233; discovery of Uranus mentioned in a letter, 1782, at Gen. http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/herschel.html

Archives Hub Helpdesk email archiveshub@mimas.ac.uk Phone +44 (0)161 275 6789 Papers of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) and his son Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) Reference GB 0237 Gen. 1730 Herschel; Gen. 784/1/13; Dk.7.35/1-2 Title : Papers of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) and his son Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) Dates of creation : 19th century Held at : Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division Extent : 3 letters, 1 part box of 2 envelopes containing miscellaneous volumes and material Level of Description : fonds Creation Information : This document was generated by Javascript from an HTML form which structured the input according to the elements of ISAD(G) Version 2. Revisions Modified at: Tue Apr 02 11:40:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) 2002 Note Compiled by Graeme D Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division. Language of Material : eng Administrative/Biographical History Herschel's astronomer son Sir John Frederick William Herschel was born in Slough on 7 March 1792. He was educated privately and at Eton and at home before entering St. John's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1813 and then proceeded with his studies, graduating with the degree of MA in 1816. During this period, Herschel, George Peacock (1791-1858) and Charles Babbage (1792-1871) restored mathematical science to a place of importance in England through their transactions of the Analytical Society of Cambridge , a translation of Elementary treatise on the differential calculus

71. Herschel | Sir | John Frederick William | 1792-1871 | Astronomer herschel Sir john Frederick William 17921871 astronomer. BiographicalInformation. Occupation, Sphere of Activity. john Frederick http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0327.html

Biographical Information Occupation, Sphere of Activity John Frederick William Herschel ( ) was a notable astronomer, as well as an accomplished chemist and contributor to the science of optics and photography. Born into a family of astronomers - his father was Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Herschel ( , who discovered Uranus, Herschel was educated in a number of public schools, at home by a Scottish mathematician and subsequently at St John's College, Cambridge, which he graduated from with a BA in . He was a founder member of the Astronomical Society (later the Royal Astronomical Society). At university, Herschel was close friends with Charles Babbage ( ) and George Peacock ( Herschel was a methodical recorder of information. He created detailed records of the skies he studied and made objective comparisons of the brightness of stars. An example of this was the nova of the star Eta Carinae that he observed while in South Africa, his home for nearly five years. In his time at Cape Town, he made a large catalogue of the objects he observed, many of which he was the first to identify, thanks to his powerful telescope. On his return to England, he was awarded a Baronetcy. After this period in Africa, he continued his work in astronomy and experimented with optics (his father had been a manufacturer of telescopes) and photography. His work in optics produced a detailed paper on the theory of spherical aberration in lenses, a subject he, as an astronomer, must have had extensive experience of. In the realm of photography, Herschel experimented (with only limited success) with colour reproduction. He was the first to produce a photograph on a glass plate, and coined the terms "positive" and "negative".

72. Herschel | Sir | John Frederick William | 1792-1871 | Astronomer herschel Sir john Frederick William 17921871 astronomer. Biographicalinformation. Freedom admission of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1805-1871); http://www.nahste.ac.uk/pers/h/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0327/

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73. Education - K-12 Activities - NASA Astronaut: John Herschel Glenn, Jr. K12 Activities Careers in Space john herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel,USMC, Ret.) NASA Astronaut. By the time he was selected to become http://calspace.ucsd.edu/spacegrant/california/edu/careers_glenn.html

EDUCATION LINKS MAIN University Curriculum University Programs K-12 Curriculum ... Student-Mentor Programs K-12 Activities: Careers in Space John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) NASA Astronaut By the time he was selected to become an astronaut in April 1959, John Glenn had been flying fighter planes for the Marine Corps for nearly twenty years. He flew missions during World War II in the Pacific around 1944 and over Korea in the Korean War in 1953. Between the two wars he was part of Marine Fighter Squadron 218 on the North China patrol while being based in Guam. After the Korean War he was involved in flight training programs teaching young pilots, as well as being involved in designing new fighter planes with the Fighter Design Branch of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. During 1957, he set a record for flying across the United States (from Los Angeles to New York) in just 3 hours and 23 minutes. This was the first time anyone had flown across the country with an average speed that was faster than the speed of sound. Altogether, John Glenn has more than 9,000 hours of flying time under his belt (that's more than an entire year of continuous flying!).

74. TPCN - Great Quotations (Quotes) By Sir John Herschel To Inspire And Motivate Yo Sir john herschel. Q U O T E S T O I N S P I R E Y O U, Great quotesto inspire, empower and motivate you to live the life of your http://www.cyber-nation.com/victory/quotations/authors/quotes_herschel_sirjohn.h

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75. JOHN FREDRICK HERSCHEL Translate this page john FREDRICK herschel. 1792-1871. john herschel est l'unique enfantde William herschel et de Mary Badlwin Pitt. Contrairement http://clubastronomie.free.fr/histoire/john_fredrick_herschel.htm

JOHN FREDRICK HERSCHEL l'Analytical Society , voulant ainsi utiliser et populariser les méthodes d'analyse utilisées en Europe. Dans cette optique, ils traduisent le Traité de calcul différentiel et de calcul intégral , de Lacroix. En 1813, suite à cinq publications sur les mathématiques, il devient membre de la Royal Society. En 1816, ayant obtenu une maîtrise de Cambridge, il quitte définitivement cette institution. Il entreprend sa carrière scientifique à la suite d'une série de conférences, où il assiste son père, âgé de 78 ans. Ce dernier désire ardemment voir son travail continué et il compte fermement sur son fils qui vient à l'astronomie probablement par dévotion filiale. Les intérêts de John sont très diversifiés: la polarisation, la biréfringence, l'interférence de la lumière et des ondes sonores, et l'analyse spectrale. Pendant la première moitié des années 1820, il effectue plusieurs séjours en Europe. En 1821, il visite la France, la Suisse, l'Italie. En 1822, il apprend la mort de son père pendant un voyage; en 1824, il retourne en France et en Italie, puis il séjourne en Allemagne. Il rencontre plusieurs hommes de science et il en profite pour faire des expériences de physique, de géologie et de météorologie. Il pousuit l'oeuvre de son père sur les étoiles doubles. Aidé de J. South, il publie, en 1824, un catalogue de 380 étoiles doubles. Il participe activement à trois sociétés: la Royal Society, la British Association for Advancement of Science et l'Astronomical Society. Il participe à la fondation des deux dernières, occupe des postes importants dans chacune et reçoit leurs médailles et décorations. En 1816, il a compilé six catalogues comprenant 3 346 systèmes d'étoiles ( nébuleuses, amas, étoiles doubles, etc.). Il écrit aussi plusieurs articles scientifiques pour des encyclopédies.

76. Sir John Herschel Artworks And Fine Art At Arthistorynet.com sir john herschel art artwork and indepth artistic information such as paintings,sculpture, photography Julia Margaret Cameron, Sir john FW herschel, 1867 Jan http://wwar.com/masters/h/herschel-sir_john.html

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77. Thomas De Quincey, John Herschel, And J.P. Nichol Confront The Great Nebula In O The Abysses of the Heavenly Wilderness Thomas De Quincey, john herschel,and JP Nichol Confront the Great Nebula in Orion. A talk http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jonsmith/orion.html

"The Abysses of the Heavenly Wilderness": Thomas De Quincey, John Herschel, and J.P. Nichol Confront the Great Nebula in Orion A talk presented to the Midwest Modern Language Association St. Louis, MO, November 1992 Jonathan Smith Humanities Department University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 48128-1491 jonsmith@umich.edu In 1846, Thomas De Quincey published a review article, "System of the Heavens as Revealed by Lord Rosse's Telescopes," that was based on his friend J.P. Nichol's most recent work of popular astronomy. Dominating the article is a discussion of the spatial implications of Rosse's discoveries, and dominating that discussion is De Quincey's reaction to an engraving of the Great Nebula in Orion found in Nichol's book. De Quincey sees in the form of the nebula a hideous and malignant face that he compares both to an Assyrian sultan's and to those of Satan and Death in Paradise Lost . In this "phantom in Orion" De Quincey sees "a head thrown back, and raising its face . . . in the very anguish of hatred to some unknown heavens." "Brutalities unspeakable sit upon the upper lip"; "cruelty and revenge" on the lower. The head is broken by "a horrid chasm, a ravine, a shaft, that many centuries would not traverse." It is a vision "ready for the worship of those that are tormented in sleep." The temptation to read De Quincey's response to the Great Nebula and Rosse's discoveries back into De Quincey's own life and writings, into the phantasmagoria of opium dreams, confrontations with death, and the demonization of the Orient, is irresistible. Hillis Miller, Robert Snyder, and, most recently, John Barrell have all done so to good effect. But such an approach ignores or minimizes the importance of the Great Nebula not only to early Victorian science but to early Victorian

78. Sir John Herschel (People (A - M)) People. Sir john herschel. In the early 19th century, England's Sirjohn herschel saw unidentifiable lights on the Moon during an http://www.tje.net/para/people/herschel_john.htm

Click Here to Visit our Sponsor People Sir John Herschel In the early 19th century, England's Sir John Herschel saw unidentifiable lights on the Moon during an eclipse, and said some of the lights appeared to be moving above the Moon. Related Pages Long Saga Of Lunar Anomalies In association with search for books Earn revenue from your web site. This ad brought to you by WebSponsors.net People Index Home Site Map ... TJ Elias Notes, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions to: Here This page was last updated on January 30, 2000

79. John Herschel Glenn, Jr US Centennial of Flight Commission home page. john herschel Glenn,Jr. john Glenn john Glenn Credits NASA. john H. Glenn was born http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Dictionary/GLENN/DI165.htm

John Herschel Glenn, Jr. John Glenn Credits - NASA John H. Glenn was born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. He attended schools in New Concord, Ohio, and Muskingum College in New Concord, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Muskingum College also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree in engineering. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from nine colleges or universities. Glenn has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, the Air Medal with 18 Clusters for his service during World War II and Korea, the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Korea, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy's Astronaut Wings, the Marine Corps' Astronaut Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Glenn entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in March 1942 and was graduated and commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1943. After advanced training, he joined Marine Fighter Squadron 155 and spent a year flying F-4U fighters in the Marshall Islands.

80. "Ideological Crests Versus Empirical Troughs: John Herschel's And William Radcli Ideological crests versus empirical troughs john herschel's and William RadcliffeBirt's research on atmospheric waves, 18431850. Vladimir Jankovic Program http://www.uky.edu/~vjankov/bjhs.html

"Ideological crests versus empirical troughs: John Herschel's and William Radcliffe Birt's research on atmospheric waves, Vladimir Jankovic Program in the History and Pilosophy of Science 309 O'Shaughnessy Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Introduction The year was 1843, and the theme of English meteorology was measurement. Sir 'Thunder-and-Lightning' William Snow Harris was given his last British Association grant to complete the Plymouth series of over 120 000 thermometric observations, publication of which proved a costly venture, not least because the series implied no meteorological theory whatsoever. Birt had already acted as Herschel's computing assistant in the arrangement and reduction of many series of barometric measurements and was enthusiastic to accept the offer. The British Association eventually entrusted him to investigate the properties of atmospheric waves, but in doing so, however, it unwittingly prepared the ground for the failure of what Joseph Agassi once called Herschel's 'philosophy of success.' After five reports for the British Association and several contributions to the Philosophical Magazine

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