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Herschel
see synonyms of herschelNoun
1. herschel, john herschel, sir john frederick william herschel, sir john herschel
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
2. herschel, sir frederick william herschel, sir william herschel, william herschel
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Herschel
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Herschel
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Herschel
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