William Herschel (1783-1822) would become famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781. He did however have a connection with Yorkshire albeit musical rather than astronomical.
In 1762 he obtained the post of director of public concerts at Leeds a post that he held for four years. He moved to Halifax in 1766 where he was the organist at St John the Baptist church now Halifax Minster.
In Halifax in 2022 a new restaurant called The Astronomer was opened to celebrate the connection between Halifax and Herschel. Sadly in April 2024 the restaurant which was in the Piece Hall the oldest surviving Georgian cloth hall closed due to financial reasons.
www.theramblingastronomer.co.uk
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