Bath&#x27;s my home town, I&#x27;m surprised by &#x27;Science and medicine were the lifeblood of these cities&#x27;, I always associated Bath as a party town for the rich (back in the 18th century), but the science&#x2F;medicine link does make sense. On a related note, a few years after this diary was written, the astronomer William Herschel was living in Bath when he discovered the planet Uranus.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;William_Herschel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;William_Herschel</a>