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  2. Herschel Museum of Astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The museum was opened on 13 March 1981, exactly 200 years after Herschel discovered Uranus. [1] The museum is governed by the Herschel House Trust, [6] a registered charity. [5] The Bath Preservation Trust became the sole trustee of the Herschel House Trust in July 2015. [10] The patrons of the museum have been Patrick Moore [6] (until 2012 ...

  3. List of museums in Somerset - Wikipedia

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    The museum houses a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military, particularly from the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. Examples include the Kamov Ka-26 Hoodlum and the Mi-24 Hind, as well as more modern machines such as the EH-101. [100] Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Bath

  4. 6395 Hilliard - Wikipedia

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    This minor planet was named in honor of Elizabeth (1903–2001) and Leslie Hilliard (1905–1997), donors of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath, England. The museum was formerly the home of astronomer William Herschel , from the garden of which he discovered the planet Uranus in 1781.

  5. Herschel - Wikipedia

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    Herschel Medal, awarded by the UK Royal Astronomical Society; Herschel Museum of Astronomy, in Bath, United Kingdom; Herschel Space Observatory, operated by the European Space Agency; Herschel wedge, an optical prism used in solar observation; Herschel's Garnet Star, a red supergiant star; William Herschel Telescope, in the Canary Islands

  6. List of music museums - Wikipedia

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    St. Albans Organ Museum – St Albans [122] Herschel Museum of Astronomy, musical exhibition, named after William and Caroline Herschel – Bath; Holburne MuseumBath; Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – Birmingham; Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, musical instruments – Brighton; Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, musical instruments ...

  7. Stargazers across UK enjoy 'magical and unusual' partial ...

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    The partial eclipse lasted for just under two hours and could be seen across the UK.

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  9. 40-foot telescope - Wikipedia

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    A scale model of the telescope, as well as an early photo of it that is framed in wood from the telescope, is on display at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath. [ 13 ] The 40-foot (12 m) telescope was surpassed in 1845 as the largest ever built by Lord Rosse 's great 72-inch (1.8 m) reflecting telescope . [ 11 ]