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Jan 2010
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #304.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.301
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William Herschel (1738-1822) is famous for his giant reflectors, his observations of nebulae, his "construction of the heavens” (Milky Way structure), and the discovery of Uranus. But in fact he was also a constant observer of the planets and 40% of his publications are concerned with every known object in the solar system; yet historians have paid little attention to this aspect of his career. In this paper I will consider examples of his observational techniques and interpretations when observing solar system objects, including the moon and the sun. Regarding the sun, Herschel (1795) even said that it "appears to be nothing else than a very eminent, large, and lucid planet,” and he was convinced that it, like all the other planets, was inhabited by intelligent creatures. Finally, I will argue for significant connections between Herschel's planetary work and his more familiar work on the sidereal universe.
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