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Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

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  • Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound, 1862, after J. Mayall.
  • Sir John Herschel. Photograph by Maull & Polyblank.
  • Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Stipple engraving.
  • Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Wood engraving, 1871.
  • Sir John Frederick William Herschel. Stipple engraving by G. Gabrielli, 1875, after himself.
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    Outlines of astronomy / By Sir John F.W. Herschel.

    Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871. | Date: 1849
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    Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly reviews : with addresses and other pieces / by John F.W. Herschel.

    Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871. | Date: 1857
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    John Herschel's Cape voyage : private science, public imagination, and the ambitions of empire / Steven Ruskin.

    Ruskin, Steven, 1972- | Date: [2004], ©2004
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    Familiar lectures on scientific subjects / by Sir John F.W. Herschel.

    Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871. | Date: 1866
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    An examination of the century question : To which is added, a letter to the author of 'Outlines of astronomy' [Sir J.F.W. Herschel], respecting a certain peculiarity of the Gregorian system of bissextile compensation / [By A.G. Brae?].

    | Date: 1850
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