The Herschels

Born in the 1700s, siblings Alexander, Caroline and William Herschel were brilliant scientists, musicians, and thinkers. They discovered the planet Uranus, infrared light and comets. Caroline was a trailblazer: the first woman to work for the British government, the first woman paid as a scientist in Britain, and the first woman to discover a comet.

As night falls, look up! Can you learn a new constellation? The Herschels once gazed at these same stars. Visit the Herschel Museum of Astronomy at their home on New King Street to learn more.