Memorial
Sir William Herschel lived most of his life in Slough, a town then in Buckinghamshire, England. He died in the town and was buried under the tower of St Laurence's Church, Upton, Slough. Herschel is very much respected in the town as evidenced by a number of memorials to him and his discoveries.
In 2011 a new bus station, the design of which was inspired by the infrared experiment of Sir William Herschel, was built in the centre of Slough. The shopping centre in the town, 'The Observatory', also comes in memory of him.
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