Discover the legacy of john herschel, a pioneering astronomer who expanded his father william herschel’s work. In a year already crowded with photographic firsts, sir john herschel quietly added another milestone on september 9, 1839: John herschel was the only child of renowned scientist and astronomer william herschel, and left cambridge university in 1816 to assist in the astronomical research of his aging father.
From mathematics and astronomy, to philosophy and politics, the volume sheds new light on his crucial role in the history of victorian science and explores a wide array of issues in the history. John herschel was an english scientist who worked on astronomy and early photography. The first successful image fixed on glass.
Sir john herschel, 1st baronet (born march 7, 1792, slough, buckinghamshire, england—died may 11, 1871, collingwood, kent) was an english astronomer and successor to his father, sir. He made many contributions to the science of photography,. He died on may 11, 1871 and was. He was the son of william herschel.
He was england's most famous scientist from 1830 to about 1860.