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Index of Names.

33, 41, 43, 68; discovers five comets, 69, 70, 78, 83, 103, 105, 112, 113, 114, 115.
Herschel (Carolina), her Memoir quoted, 2, 9, 13, 23, 29, 31, 34, 36, 41, 57, 61, 63, 64, 65, 70, 74.
Herschel (Dietrich), 9, 10, 11, 29, 42, 114.
Herschel (Eusebius), 7.
Herschel (Hans) [circa 1600], 6.
Herschel (Isaac) [1707-1767], 7, 8, 29.
Herschel (Jacob) [1734-1792], 10, 11, 16, 23, 30.
Herschel (Sir John Frederick William) [1792-1871], 80, 103, 105, 114, 126, 127, 143, 203.
Herschel (Lady), 80, 102, 103, 105, 114.
Herschel (Major John), 2.
Herschel (Mrs. Mary Cornwallis), 2.
Herschel (Sophia Elizabeth), b. 1733, married Griesbach, 10.

Herschel (William), born 1738, November 15; 10.

oboist in the band of the Guards (1755), and goes to England for the first time, returning in 1756, 16.
deserts from the Guards and goes to England (1757), 17.
organizes the band of the Durham militia (1760), 18.
leaves the band and lives with Dr. Miller, 19.
leads the public concerts at Wakefield and Halifax, 20.
organist at Halifax (1765), 22.
organist of the Octagon

Chapel at Bath(1766),24.

Herschel (William), his music writings, 26.

studies Smith's harmonies and optics, 28.
visits Hanover, August, 1772, 32.
hires a small telescope, 37.
makes his first telescope (1774), 38.
visits Hanover (1775 ?), 42.
1st review of the heavens, 39, 73.
2d review of the heavens, 73.
3d review of the heavens (1783), 73.
4th review of the heavens (1785), 74.
manufacture of telescopes, 40, 59. 75, 77, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127.
moves to 19 New King St., Bath, 43.
conducts oratorios of Handel, 43.
begins astronomical measures (1779), 44.
joins Philosophical Society of Bath, 45.
first published scientific writing (1779), 46.
first communication to the Royal Society (1780), 47.
discovery of Uranus (1781, March 13), 49.
its effect on his career, 53.
elected a member of the Royal Society (1781), and receives the Copley medal, 56.
attempts a thirty-foot reflector, 59.
goes to London, 1782 (May, June, July), 61.
appointed Royal Astronomer (£200), 1782, 67.

removes to Datchet, 1782, August 1, 67.