Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Herschel Museum of Astronomy at 19 New King Street, Bath, England, is a museum that was inaugurated in 1981. It is located in a town house that was formerly the home of William Herschel and his sister Caroline.Photo: Nveitch, Public domain.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Herschel Museum” and “William Herschel Museum”
- Address: 19 New King Street, Bath
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theatre Royal and Jane Austen Centre.
Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture". Theatre Royal is situated 900 feet east of Herschel Museum of Astronomy.
Jane Austen Centre
Museum
Photo: Fahdshariff, Public domain.
The Jane Austen Centre at 40 Gay Street in Bath, Somerset, England, is a permanent exhibition which tells the story of Jane Austen's Bath experience, and the effect that visiting and living in the city had on her and her writing. Jane Austen Centre is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Herschel Museum of Astronomy.
Roman Baths
The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Roman Baths is situated 1,700 feet east of Herschel Museum of Astronomy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bath and Abbey.
Bath
Bath is a historic Roman and Georgian spa city. It is famous for its hot springs, Roman period baths, Medieval heritage and stately Georgian architecture.
Abbey
Locality
Abbey was an electoral ward covering the centre of Bath, England. It was abolished as part of the boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019.
Walcot
Suburb
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walcot is a suburb of the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an electoral ward of the city.
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
- Categories: astronomical museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.38251° or 51° 22′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.36694° or 2° 22′ 1″ westOperator
Bath Preservation TrustOpen location code
9C3V9JMM+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 368610180OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3369709
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Herschel Museum of Astronomy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赫歇尔天文博物馆”
- Chinese: “赫歇爾天文博物館”
- Czech: “Herschelovo muzeum astronomie”
- French: “musée d’astronomie Herschel”
- French: “Musée d’astronomie Herschel”
- German: “Herschel Museum of Astronomy”
- German: “Herschel-Museum für Astronomie”
- Indonesian: “Herschel Museum of Astronomy”
- Japanese: “ハーシェル天文博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herschel Museum of Astronomy”
- Norwegian: “Herschel Museum of Astronomy”
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