William Herschel
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WILLIAM HERSCHEL
- William Herschel was born on Nov, 15, 1738 And was born in Hannover, Germany.
- He died Aug, 25, 1822
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HERSCHEL'S ASTRONOMICAL FOCUS
- Herschel, when using his telescope discovered an object moving in the sky
- He later found that this object was Uranus, the 7th planet from the Sun
- He also discovered 2500 other celestial objects
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HERSCHEL ASTRONOMICAL TIMELINE
- 1785: Herschel built his 40ft telescope
- 1787: He discovered two moons around Uranus, Titania and Oberon
- 1789: He found sixth and seventh moons, Enceladus and Mimas
- 1800: Performed expirement, found different temps. for different colors
- Through a prism. Infrared was not visible.
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HERSCHEL ASTRONOMICAL TIMELINE (CONT.)
- 1801: Herschel proposed the name "Asteroids"
- 1820: Due to his discovery, he was elected vice president of the newly formed
- 1820: Royal Astronomical Society and elected president the following year
- Herschel explored the whole Britain sky with his telescope
MAIN POINTS
- Discovered moons around Uranus and Saturn
- Discovered and named "Asteroids"
- Discovered temp. for different light colors
- Infrared light and radiation
- Created the biggest telescope of his time, 40ft
