English noun: Sir William Herschel | |||
| 1. | Sir 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, William Herschel | ||
| Instance hypernym | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | ||