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Meaning of HERSCHEL
Pronunciation:
'hurshul
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
English
astronomer
(
born
in
Germany
)
who
discovered
infrared
light
and
who
catalogued
the
stars
and
discovered
the
planet
Uranus
(1738-1822)
[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)
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Synonyms:
John Herschel
,
Sir Frederick William Herschel
,
Sir John Frederick William Herschel
,
Sir John Herschel
,
Sir William Herschel
,
William Herschel
See Also:
astronomer
,
stargazer
,
uranologist
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Her
"
schel
\,
n
. (
Astron
.)
See
{
Uranus
}.
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