Reading one of Herschel's books was such a watershed moment for Charles Darwin that he would later say, "Scarcely anything in my life made so deep an impression on me.
Čitanje jedne od Herschelovih knjiga bilo je toliko prijelomno  za Charlesa Darwina da je on kasnije rekao: "Rijetko je što u mom životu ostavilo toliko dubok dojam na mene.