Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel Biography - http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/herschel/fwhershs.html
Short but informative biography by The Astronomical League. |
Herschel, Sir William - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=4205
Biography focusing on his abilities as musician and composer from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
William Herschel - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7071&pt=William%20Herschel
Birth, death, and burial details with information on musical and scientific pursuits, portraits, pictures of tomb, and virtual memorial from Find a Grave. |
William Herschel's catalog of Deep Sky objects - http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/similar/herschel.html
Various links to online versions Herschel's catalogue plus some biographical links. |