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William Herschel   /wˈɪljəm hˈərʃəl/   Listen
William Herschel

noun
1.
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822).  Synonyms: Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel, Sir William Herschel.



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"William Herschel" Quotes from Famous Books



... this motion of the solar system has been known since the time of Sir William Herschel. It is toward the constellation Hercules, which, at this season, may be seen in the northeastern sky at 9 o'clock in the evening. As the line of this motion makes an angle of fifty odd degrees with the plane of the earth's ...
— Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883 • Various


Words linked to "William Herschel" :   stargazer, uranologist, astronomer


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