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Sir Frederick William Herschel
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Sir Frederick William Herschel
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n
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
Synonyms:
Herschel
,
Sir William Herschel
,
William Herschel
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astronomer
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stargazer
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uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
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