CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



EARLY LIFE IN HANOVER MUSICAL TALENTS OF HER BROTHER WIL- 

 LIAM MARRIAGE OF HER SISTER THE REGIMENT ORDERED TO 

 ENGLAND HER FATHER'S INDUSTRY TYPHUS FEVER CONFIRMA- 

 TION DEATH OF FATHER ACCOMPANIES WILLIAM TO ENGLAND . 1 



CHAPTER II. 



LIFE IN BATH HEIMWEH THE MIGHTY TELESCOPE LAST PERFORM- 

 ANCE IN PUBLIC CASTING THE GREAT MIRROR WILLIAM HERSCHEL 

 GOES TO LONDON MADE ROYAL ASTRONOMER REMOVAL TO 

 DATCHET ACCIDENTS GRANT OF 2,000 LIFE AT SLOUGH 

 LETTERS FROM HANOVER DISCOVERY OF A COMET . . . . 29 



CHAPTER III. 



WILLIAM HERSCHEL'S MARRIAGE DISCOVERY OF THE EIGHTH COMET 

 EXTRACTS FROM DAY-BOOK AND DIARY VISIT TO BATH RETURN 

 TO SLOUGH RESIDES AT UPTON ILLNESS FEAR OF BLINDNESS . 78 



CHAPTER IV. 



EXTRACTS FROM DIARY -r- WILLIAM HERSCHEL KNIGHTED FAILING 

 HEALTH HER BROTHER'S PORTRAIT DEATH OF ALEXANDER 

 DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM HER RETURN TO HANOVER RECOL- 

 LECTIONS WRITTEN AT HANOVER 118 



CHAPTER V. 



RETROSPECTION LIFE IN HANOVER HER HUMILITY HER WORKS 

 MADE HON. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 



