Herter
ALBERT, an American artist, born in New York City in 1871.
He studied in New York and in Paris, received honorable mention in the Paris Salon in 1890 and several medals and prizes for excellency in painting. He was especially eminent as a mural painter and was a member of many art and architectural societies.
HERSCHEL, SIR WILLIAM, an English astronomer; born in Hanover, Prussia, Nov. 15, 1738. The son of a musician, he went to England in 1757, and was employed in the formation of a military band. He had for some time devoted his leisure hours to the study of mathematics and astronomy; and, being dissatisfied with the only telescopes within his reach, he set about constructing instruments for himself. Late in 1779 he began a regular survey of the heavens, star by star, with a 7-foot reflector, and discovered, March 13, 1781, a new primary planet, named by him the GEORGIUM SIDUS. This discovery extended his fame throughout the world and brought him a pension of £200. He then took up his residence at Datchet, near Windsor, where he made many discoveries in double and triple stars, on the proper motion of the sun and solar system, the spots at the pole of Mars,