Herschel
['hə:ʃəl]
Definition
(noun.) English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822).
(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).
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Definition
(n.) See Uranus.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. (Astron.) Uranus, Georgium Sidus.
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Examples
- Sir John Herschel, in an address before the British Association on September 10, said that the year past had given prospect of a new planet. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Blue printing was also invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842, and he was the first to apply the term negative in photography. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Sir William Herschel's observations, extended over many years, confirmed both the nebular hypothesis and the theory of the systemat ic arrangement of the stars. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Then some sage Sidrophel, with Herschel eye, The bright _Winsorium Sidus_ shall descry; The _Vox Stellarum_ shall record thy name, And thine outlive another Winsor's fame. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In 1779 Herschel built his reflecting telescope, and in March, 1781, he discovered the planet Uranus. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Herschel's Distinction of Empirical and Scientific Art. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The thaumatrope, which originated with Sir John Herschel, consists of a thin disc, bearing on opposite sides two associated objects, such as a bird and a cage, or a horse and a man. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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