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Frederick William Herschel KH, FRS (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl /; German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel.
- 25 August 1822 (aged 83), Slough, England
- Hanoverian, British (after 1793)
William Herschel, German-born British astronomer, the founder of sidereal astronomy for the systematic observation of the heavens. He discovered the planet Uranus, hypothesized that nebulae are composed of stars, and developed a theory of stellar evolution. He was knighted in 1816.
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Sep 4, 2012 · Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution) A musical beginning. Born in Germany as Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, the astronomer was the son...
Mar 15, 2021 · William Herschel, born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in Hanover in what is now Germany in 1738, moved to London in 1757 to find work as a musician. He developed a passion for astronomy and began making his own telescopes to aid his observations.
Sir William Herschel was a German-born British astronomer and composer, who is widely credited as the founder of sidereal astronomy for observing the heavenly bodies. He found the planet Uranus and its two moons, and formulated a theory of stellar evolution.
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Jul 3, 2019 · William Herschel was an accomplished astronomer and musician. He focused his work on charting double stars and is best known for discovering planet Uranus.
Nov 16, 2017 · In 1785 William Herschel was one of the most famous people on Earth, a self-taught astronomer and the first person in well over 2,000 years to add a new planet to the cosmos. Acclaim came quickly, and it won Herschel the backing of the curious and eccentric King George III, who loved to peer into Herschel’s exquisite, homemade observing ...
