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- English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
- English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
How To Use Herschel In A Sentence
- For instance, the Antennae - the name came from its resemblance of insect 'antennae' - was discovered early in 18th century by William Herschel, and has been observed repeatedly since then. Impact Lab
- John Herschel was the son of William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Uranus.
- Herschel ascribes these openings or starless regions to the attractive and agglomerative forcesof the marginal groups. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
- John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man.
- Although this cannot confirm the prediction of such youthful flares being due to infalling material as opposed to magnetic fields or interactions with a companion it does show that BLAST and its successor, Herschel, will be a powerful tool for further study. New Studies on the Vela Star Forming Region | Universe Today
- But, sitting in a customer-less furniture store in downtown Williamsburg, Ky., appliance repairman Herschel Roaden, 82, said he thought Rogers was being "double-faced. As GOP slashes budget, lawmakers who built careers on earmarks must re-brand
- In 1787, astronomer William Herschel discovered the Eskimo Nebula.
- Herschel was firmly convinced of the possibility of life on other planets.
- Herschel was examining the small stars near H Geminorum with a seven-foot telescope, bearing a magnifying power of 227 times. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
- A football player by trade, Herschel Walker has bobsledded in the Olympics, danced in the Fort Worth Ballet and enrolled at an FBI training center. Ajc.com - News
