• Herschel Museum Objects

    Illustrations of historical objects from the collection at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, including a camera lucida, an armillary sphere, a brass drum orrery, an actinometer and a tellarium.

  • Caroline Herschel

    Historical character illustration of Caroline Herschel, an astronomer who discovered several comets.

  • Herschel Museum Objects

    Illustrations of historical objects from the collection at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, including eyepiece lenses, a foundry, a bell clock and a mirror polishing machine.

  • John Herschel

    Historical character illustration of John Herschel, a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and inventor of cyanotypes/blueprints.

  • Herschel Museum Objects

    Illustrations of historical objects from the collection at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, including a carriage clock, some sheet music, an oboe, and a violin.

  • William Herschel

    Historical character illustration of William Herschel, an astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus, as well as discovering infrared radiation and composing many pieces of music.

  • Herschel Museum Objects

    Illustrations of historical objects from the collection at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, including 7ft and 20ft telescopes looking at Saturn and Uranus, and a comet diagram drawn in a book.

  • Alexander Herschel Portrait

    Historical character illustration of Alexander Herschel, using an 18th century treadle lathe.

Herschel Museum of Astronomy

Educational

Illustrations for Herschel Museum of Astronomy, including portraits of the Herschel family, some of their discoveries and inventions, and other objects from the museum collections. These are used for educational resources, learning activities and trails at the museum.