Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling CarolineFrom the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath in the late 18th century, a brother and sister made a series of extraordinary astronomical discoveries.A new art show in the house where the siblings – William and Caroline Herschel – worked and lived highlights their pioneering spirit and their domestic arrangements. Continue reading...
Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling CarolineFrom the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath in the late 18th century, a brother and sister made a series of extraordinary astronomical discoveries.A new art show in the house where the siblings – William and Caroline Herschel – worked and lived highlights their pioneering spirit and their domestic arrangements. Continue reading...