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