Scientific Legacy of William Herschel

Clifford J. Cunningham did his Ph.D. work in the history of astronomy at James Cook University and the University of Southern Queensland in Australia; he is an astronomer at USQ and a research associate with the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. He has written or edited 13 books on the history of astronomy, and his papers have been published in many major journals, including Annals of Science, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Culture & Cosmos, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, The Asian Journal of Physics and Renaissance & Reformation.  Asteroid (4276) was named Clifford in his honor by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He is the author of a series of books on the discovery of Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, some titles still forthcoming from Springer.

• Preface - Foreword, Michael Hoskin. - Chapter One: Becoming an Astronomer: William Herschel's Journey Through an Eighteenth Century Education.- Chapter Two: Willaim Herschel and Comets.- Chapter Three: William Herschel's "Star Gages" and the Structure of the Milky Way. - Chapter Four: William Herschel and the "Front-View" Telescopes.- Chapter Five: William and John Herschel’s Quest for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life.- Chapter Six: The Actions of a Well Trained Puppy Dog: Caroline Herschel's Modest and Useful Life.- Chapter Seven: Accolades and Barbs: William Herschel in Poetry and Satire.-  Index