Associations to the word «Herschel»

Wiktionary

HERSCHEL, proper noun. (astronomy) (obsolete) The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.

Dictionary definition

HERSCHEL, noun. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871).
HERSCHEL, noun. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822).

Wise words

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