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Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet, in 1846

The Herschel Baronetcy, of Slough in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1838 for John Herschel, son of the famous astronomer Sir William Herschel, and a well-known astronomer in his own right.[1] The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third baronet on 15 June 1950.

Herschel baronets, of Slough (1838)

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Herschel baronets
Coat of arms of Herschel baronets
Crest
A demi-terrestrial sphere Proper thereon an eagle wings elevated Or.
Escutcheon
Argent on a mount Vert a representation of the forty feet reflecting telescope with its apparatus Proper a chief Azure thereon the astronomical symbol of Uranus or the Georgium Sidus irradiated Or.
Motto
Coelis Exploratis[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Herschel, Sir John Frederick William 1792–1871 astronomer" (biography), NAHSTE project, University of Edinburgh, NAHSTE-JHerschel Archived 10 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

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