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Title: Observatory House, about 1900 [Go to resource]
Description: Observatory House as seen from the garden, about 1900. The famous astronomer Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), who discovered Uranus, lived here with his family. He built a large telescope in his garden, which was visited by scientists and notables. The telescope was also shown as a landmark on Ordnance Survey Maps for many years. The house was demolished in 1963. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Slough Library Subjects: Upton; William Herschel; Observatory House; Famous Residents; Windsor Road Temporal: start=1890-01-01; end=1910-12-31; Source: Sense of place SE Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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