Cet ouvrage retrace la vie fascinante de Sir William Herschel, célèbre astronome et compositeur de musique. De son enfance en Allemagne à sa découverte de la planète Uranus, en passant par son installation en Angleterre et son travail à la Royal Society, Arago offre une analyse détaillée de la vie et de l'oeuvre de Herschel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.