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Sir John Frederick William Herschel   /sər dʒɑn frˈɛdrɪk wˈɪljəm hˈərʃəl/   Listen
Sir John Frederick William 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).  Synonyms: Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel.





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... furnish a brief sketch of the life of Sir John Frederick William Herschel, the only son of Sir William, and not less illustrious as a ...
— The Story of the Herschels • Anonymous


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