Philomaths, Herschel, and the myth of the self-taught man

Reference Number: PP/2996
Level of Description: Item
Title: Philomaths, Herschel, and the myth of the self-taught man
Creator(s) & Administrative History: Winterburn, Emily: Author
Date: 2014
Extent: Pages: 19
Description: Originally published in 'Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science', Vol. 68, Issue 3, 20 September 2014, pp. 207-225. Published online 25 June 2014. The article 'suggests new ways of understanding the claim that William Herschel was self-taught in astronomy'.
Subject: Astronomy
Education