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English: Full-page scan from Phoebe Allen's 1912 book Peeps at Heraldry, showing heraldry of Sir William Herschel, 1738–1822, astronomer.
Text in the image is as follows: At the top: "PLATE 6." In the heraldry, behind the coat of arms: "NEC AS[obscured]TERRENT" (presumably "NEC ASPERA TERRENT") In the heraldry, on the ribbon: "CŒLIS · EXPLORATIS." Caption below the image: "SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL. Arms.—Arg. on mount vert, representation of the 40 ft. reflecting telescope with its apparatus ppr. on a chief az : the astronomical symbol of Uranus irradiated or. Crest.—A demi terrestrial sphere ppr. thereon an eagle, wings elevated or. Motto.—Coelis exploratis." |
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Source | Peeps at Heraldry by Phoebe Allen (1912), plate 6. Ebook available from Project Gutenberg (not the same scan, though): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55439 |
Author | Phoebe Allen |
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