English noun: William Herschel | |||
1. | William Herschel (person) English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) | ||
Synonyms | Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel, Sir William Herschel | ||
Instance hypernym | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | ||