Science
Anjana Ahuja
© GEORGE SIBLEY
William Herschel and the Universe
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford 13th June
William Herschel was a composer who dabbled enthusiastically in astronomy, even building his own telescopes. He discovered Uranus in 1781 and subsequently uncovered two of Saturn’s moons. He worked with his sister Caroline, also a renowned astronomer in her own right, and eventually abandoned music to become Court Astronomer to George III. There is a special viewing of a new film documenting Herschel’s astonishing life and legacy, and a Q&A afterwards with US filmmaker George Sibley.