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)
	Websites:
	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}.