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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.
- The invention of photography
- Eton College
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 31, 2018 · Learn about John Herschel, a polymath who made major contributions to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, and photography. He discovered thousands of stars and nebulae, invented the cyanotype process, and coined the term photography.
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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.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH (March 7, 1792 – May 11, 1871) was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, and the son of astronomer William Herschel.
John Herschel was an English scientist who worked on astronomy and early photography. He was the son of 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.
