Herschel

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noun

1. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
• Syn:
John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel
• Instance Hypernyms:
astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
2. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
• Syn:
William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel
• Instance Hypernyms:
astronomer, uranologist, stargazer