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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl, ˈ h ɛər-/; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
May 9, 2024 · Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent) was an English astronomer and successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery.
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Mar 31, 2018 · John Herschel was a polymath – a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and inventor. He produced the first global survey of the night skies, discovered hundreds of nebulae and thousands of double stars, invented the actinometer to measure the heating power of radiation, invented hypo fixing of photographs, and invented the cyanotype ...
John Herschel, in full Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent), English astronomer. He was the son of astronomer William Herschel.
Jun 1, 2023 · John Herschel’s reform of science. The son of the world’s most famous astronomer, Herschel helped liberate science from the realm of aristocratic privilege. Stephen Case. Physics Today 76 (6), 40 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5256. PDF.
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Dec 7, 2010 · Son of the celebrated astronomer William Herschel—who, with the discovery of the planet Uranus, revolutionized the modern day conception of the universe—science was in John Herschel’s blood. Following in his father’s footsteps, Herschel himself became a renowned astronomer.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS ( / ˈhɜːrʃəl, ˈhɛər -/; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
