Herschel baronets

Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet, in 1846

The Herschel Baronetcy, of Slough in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1838 for John Herschel, son of the famous astronomer Sir William Herschel, and a well-known astronomer in his own right.[1] The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third baronet on 15 June 1950.

## Contents

* 1 Herschel baronets, of Slough (1838)
* 2 Arms
* 3 References
* 4 Sources

## Herschel baronets, of Slough (1838)[edit]

* Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (1792–1871)
* Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1833–1917)
* Rev. Sir John Frederick Charles Herschel, F.R.A.S., 3rd Baronet (1869–1950)

## Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of Herschel baronets

Crest
A demi-terrestrial sphere Proper thereon an eagle wings elevated Or.
Escutcheon
Argent on a mount Vert a representation of the forty feet reflecting telescope with its apparatus Proper a chief Azure thereon the astronomical symbol of Uranus or the Georgium Sidus irradiated Or.
Motto
Coelis Exploratis[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Herschel, Sir John Frederick William 1792–1871 astronomer" (biography), NAHSTE project, University of Edinburgh, NAHSTE-JHerschel Archived 10 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

## Sources[edit]

* Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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