Herschel baronets

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. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third baronet on 15 June 1950.

Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet, in 1846

Herschel baronets, of Slough (1838)

• 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

Coat of arms of Herschel baronets

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

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets