Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works

Edward Singleton Holden (1846 – 1914) was an American astronomer and the fifth president of the University of California. He wrote many books on popular science (and on other subjects, such as flags and heraldry), including science books intended for children.

In the following work it is presented an account of the life and works of Sir William Herschel, his own scientific writings and the memoirs and diaries of his contemporaries that is based upon a careful study of all his papers in the Philosophical Transactions and elsewhere.