Talk:William Herschel/Archive 3

Garnet star
Isn't there also Herschel's Garnet Star in Cepheus, one of the biggest known red giants? - Emt147 Burninate!  19:41, 11 January 2006 (UTC)


 * In retrospect (now that my brain is in gear again), Mu Cephei was discovered by Herschel, not named after him. I'll show myself out. :P - Emt147 Burninate!  04:34, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
Can someone explain to me what makes poor Sir Herschel such a tempting page to vandalize with random nonsense? - Emt147 Burninate!  20:38, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

It's Herschel or Sir William, never Sir Herschel.

Discovery of IR
I've added a note about this to the leader. From a scientific point of view it is at least as important as the discovery of Uranus, despite being less glamorous Modest Genius  talk 22:48, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Herschel region?
Does anyone know who coined the term "Herschel region", meaning parts of the near infrared spectrum between 700nm and 2500nm? I have seen it used in some near infrared spectroscopy papers.
 * Well since that's near IR I assume its the region he observed. Dunno where the name came from mind, I've never seen it used Modest Genius  talk 22:49, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Sunderland
Sunderland says Herschel is a famous resident of Sunderland; could someone who can provide more detail do so in this article? --Greg K Nicholson

Place of Burial
Where was Herschel buried? this article says he rests in St. Laurence's Church in Upton, but I arrived at this article from the article on Charles Darwin which said "In recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to William Herschel and Isaac Newton." Which is correct?

I have added a similar note to the Darwin article's discussion page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.69.105.44 (talk • contribs)


 * Thanks again: the Darwin reference should have been to John Herschel, William's son, and that must have got mixed up at some point. I've corrected it as confirmed on the Darwin talk page. ..dave souza, talk 08:11, 31 May 2006 (UTC)