CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. THE FAMILY . . . . . . ... 1 



II. THE EDUCATION . . . . . ... 10 



III. IN ENGLAND . . . ... ' ' Z ' 21 



IV. THE DISCOVERY OF HERSCHEL ^ ."**> : -.f 45 

 V. THE DISCOVERY OF URANUS . . . ... 66 



VI. ENDOWMENT OF RESEARCH 83 



VII. THE GREAT TELESCOPE ....... 106 



viii. "THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAVENS" . . . 128 



IX. THE SUN 155 



X. PLANETS AND COMETS 167 



xi. HERSCHEL'S ENGLISH HOME 195 



XII. DOUBLE STARS AND NEBULA 218 



XIII. THE SURVIVOR 238 



APPENDIX 257 



INDEX 263 



