herschel

Noun
  1. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) (synset 111066164)
    is an instance of: astronomer, stargazer, uranologist - a physicist who studies astronomy
    same as: john herschel, sir john frederick william herschel, sir john herschel
  2. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) (synset 111065893)
    is an instance of: astronomer, stargazer, uranologist - a physicist who studies astronomy
    same as: sir frederick william herschel, sir william herschel, william herschel

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