CONTENTS.

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Chapter
I.—Early Life of William Herschel[9]
II.—The King’s Astronomer[32]
III.—The Explorer of the Heavens[53]
IV.—Herschel’s Special Investigations[75]
V.—The Influence of Herschel’s Career on Modern Astronomy[98]
VI.—Caroline Herschel[115]
VII.—Sir John Herschel at Cambridge and Slough[142]
VIII.—Expedition to the Cape[162]
IX.—Life at Collingwood[183]
X.—Writings and Experimental Investigations[203]