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Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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n
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:
Herschel
,
John Herschel
,
Sir John Herschel
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uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
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