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Great suggestions.
Has there not been a biography of William Herschel written in the last century or so?
How about Agnes Clarke? I often hear here cited, but have never found any of her chronicles published. Did she write mainly in journals, or are her books just too long out of print to find.

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I've found a few of her's (including a Herschell bio) on Google Books.

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Which Herschel bio?
I've only come across this: www.williamherschel.org.uk/herschel%20chron.htm

$200. is the cheapest copy I've found.

Here is someone who has recently written a bio on Herschel:
mikelemonick.com/?p=5
It doesn't appear to have been published though.

Glenn. Thanks for the heads up on the Agnes Clerke 19th Century Astronomy book. I just ordered it, and it looks great. It's exactly the read I was looking for.


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