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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.
Feb 7, 2021 · The cyanotype process, also known as the blueprint process, was first introduced by John Herschel (1792 – 1871) in 1842. Sir John was an astronomer, trying to find a way of copying his notes. Herschel managed to fix pictures using hyposulphite of soda as early as 1839.
Mar 7, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir John Herschel, who made important contributions to astronomy, chemistry, and photography. He discovered seven moons of Saturn, four moons of Uranus, and the solar wind, and invented the calotype process.
Mar 31, 2018 · John Herschel was a polymath who invented the cyanotype, a photographic printing process that allowed blueprints to be made. He also coined the word photography and took the first ever photograph on glass plate.
Sir John Herschel, one of the key figures in nineteenth-century science, was central to the discussions on the processes and results of photography. Most famously, his correspondence with William Henry Fox Talbot resulted in the fixing agent for silver-based photography.
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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.