Mr Herschel's Planet

The Sky at Night Season 25 Episode 3

Overview:
Patrick Moore tells the story of William Herschel, the obscure Hanoverian army bandsman whose discovery with a home-made telescope of the planet Uranus doubled the size of the known solar system. Herschel was hired to provide 'astronomical entertainment' for the British Royal Family and King George III gave him £4,000 to build the world's largest telescope in a garden at Slough.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 1981-03-08

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 25)

The 200-inch Telescope at Mount
1. The 200-inch Telescope at Mount
The Sword of Orion
2. The Sword of Orion
Mr Herschel's Planet
3. Mr Herschel's Planet
The Spring Sky
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'In the Beginning.... '
5. 'In the Beginning.... '
Neptune - the Mysterious Giant
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Bombardment from Space
7. Bombardment from Space
The Summer Sky
8. The Summer Sky
The Perseids
9. The Perseids
Voyager 2: A Second Opinion of Saturn
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A Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell
11. A Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell
The Autumn Sky
12. The Autumn Sky
The Star of Bethlehem
13. The Star of Bethlehem

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