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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)


SynonymsJohn Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Sir John Herschel


Instance hypernymastronomer, 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)


SynonymsSir Frederick William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, William Herschel


Instance hypernymastronomer, stargazer, uranologist









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