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Incredible antique engraving by William Ward engraver to King William IV published in 1835 of Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (1792 - 1871), from a portrait by Henry William Pickersgill. It was published as a gift to St. John's College, Cambridge of which Herschel became a Fellow.
Herschel was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work. He was the son of Mary Baldwin and astronomer William Herschel, and the father of twelve children.
Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays; his Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory building, was an important contribution to the philosophy of science.
Housed in a modern black frame and mounted under conservation glass by Pure & Applied conservators of London.
Size: 40 x 49.5 cm approx
Herschel was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work. He was the son of Mary Baldwin and astronomer William Herschel, and the father of twelve children.
Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays; his Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory building, was an important contribution to the philosophy of science.
Housed in a modern black frame and mounted under conservation glass by Pure & Applied conservators of London.
Size: 40 x 49.5 cm approx
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