Herschel, SIR

FREDERIC WILLIAM, D.C.L.. F.R.S., 17381822. Most famous of English astronomers, originally a musician; knighted 1816. With telescopes constructed by himself he made many astronomical discoveries, including the planet Uranus and two of his satellites, two of the satellites of Saturn, Mimas and Enceladus, and a large number of nebulæ and double stars. Perhaps the greatest of all his discoveries was that of the physical connection of the binary stars. He contributed greatly to the knowledge of the determination of the true mechanism of the universe, but the problem, in the form in which he attempted it, remains unsolved.-His son, SIR JOHN FREDERIC WILLIAM, D.C.L., F.R.S., 1792-1871, knighted 1831, was a worthy succe or of his illustrious father. He made valuable contributions to astronomy, mathematics, and chemistry. A number of popular works by him have had a deservedly great reputation, particularly the Outlines of Astronomy and Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects. He also wrote a treatise on Meteorology, and invented the Actinometer. See HERSCHEL'S ACTINOMETER. Herschel, GEORG, b. 1850. German baritone singer, composer, and conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 188184, and later of the London Symphony Concerts.