The Herschels and Modern Astronomy

Chapter 16: Transcriber’s Notes

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The book traces the careers and contributions of members of the Herschel family, sketching their early backgrounds, observational and instrumental achievements, and systematic surveys of the heavens. It recounts major discoveries, methodological experiments, and expeditions, assesses published writings and laboratory investigations, and highlights the family's influence on later astronomical practice. Biographical chapters on the women and men of the family alternate with technical discussions, producing a combined portrait of practical observation, theoretical inquiry, and the institutional contexts that shaped modern astronomy.

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Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced.

Illustrations in this eBook have been positioned between paragraphs and outside quotations. In versions of this eBook that support hyperlinks, the page references in the List of Illustrations lead to the corresponding illustrations.

The index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.