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The Sky at Night: Mr Herschel's Planet

BBC One
on BBC One London

Patrick Moore tells the story of William Herschel, the obscure Hanoverian army bandsman whose discovery with a home-made telescope of the planet Uranus doubled the size of the known solar system. Herschel was hired to provide 'astronomical entertainment' for the British Royal Family and King George III gave him £4,000 to build the world's largest telescope in a garden at Slough.

(Repeated next Saturday on BBC2)
Feature p.16

Contributors

Presenter:
Patrick Moore
Film Cameraman:
Ken Westbury
Film Editor:
Andrew Hall
Producer:
Patricia Wood
Director:
Robyn Wallis
Source: Radio Times

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