Herschel baronets

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 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. ^[2]

Herschel baronets, of Slough (1838)

• Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (1792–1871) ^[3]
• Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1833–1917) ^[4]
• Rev. Sir John Charles William Herschel, F.R.A.S., 3rd Baronet (1869–1950) ^{[2] [5]}

Arms

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 [6]

References

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. "Herschel, Rev. Sir John Charles William" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. Crowe, Michael J. "Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, first baronet (1792–1871)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13101.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "Herschel, Sir William James" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Herschel, John Charles William (HRSL899JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
6. Burke's Peerage. 1949.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by O'Loghlen baronets	Herschel baronets of Slough 17 July 1838	Succeeded by Lytton baronets