John Herschel

/dʒɑn ˌhʌrʃəl/
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Definitions of John Herschel
  1. 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)
    synonyms: Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Sir John Herschel
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
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