1785
Early Distance Estimate for Andromeda
Notes the appearance of the Andromeda nebula and attempts an early estimate of its distance, still treating it as a nearby great nebula.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Slough in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Notes the appearance of the Andromeda nebula and attempts an early estimate of its distance, still treating it as a nearby great nebula.
Herschel discovers a new moon of Uranus, Oberon
Herschel discovers a new moon of Uranus, Titania
William Herschel marries the widow Mary Pitt (nee Baldwin) at St Laurence's Church
Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn, Enceladus
Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn, Mimas, only 250 miles in diameter
The structure reflects Brunel's broad-gauge railway design.
The bridge preserves Brunel's early broad-gauge engineering approach.
The bridge forms part of Brunel's first London-to-Maidenhead contracts.
Completes the Leigh Road overbridge on the early Great Western Railway.
Completes an early Great Western Railway overbridge at Middlegreen Road.
Completes the St Mary's Road bridge on the Great Western Railway.
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