Their legacy of discovery stands even today. William and Caroline had a great influence in their lives: their father, German musician Isaac Herschel (1707–1767). An oboist with the Hanover ...

With the help of her brother Isaac, Herschel left Germany in 1772 for Bath, England, where she took work as a soprano in the Royal Court. Her brother - also a skilled musician - started a small ...

With the help of her brother Isaac, Herschel left Germany in 1772 for Bath, England, where she took work as a soprano in the Royal Court." "Her brother — also a skilled musician — started a ...

The astronomer was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1750 - the eighth of 10 children born to the oboist Isaac Herschel and Anna Ilse Moritzen. When she was aged 10, she caught typhus, which stunted ...

One of five children of Herschel, a shoemaker, and his wife Mindel, Israel attended a local Cheder (Jewish religious school). At 13, he was sent to Warsaw to learn the tailoring trade. His entire ...

Isaac Roberts' Atlas of 52 Regions: a Guide to Herschel's Fields (avec texte anglais et texte français). Edition commemorating Isaac Roberts' Centenary (1829–1904). By Mrs. Isaac Roberts (née ...

The astronomer was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1750 - the eighth of 10 children born to the oboist Isaac Herschel and Anna Ilse Moritzen. When she was aged 10, she caught typhus, which stunted ...