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  1. John Herschel. Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS ( / ˈhɜːrʃəl, ˈhɛər -/; [2] 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) [1] was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint [3] [4] [5] and did botanical work. [6]

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  2. Feb 28, 2023 · Sir John Herschel: The inventor of cyanotypes. Sir John Herschel began by experimenting with sun prints (or photograms). These were one of the earliest forms of photography and involved laying an object on chemically-treated paper before exposing it to a light source. Later, in 1842, he used paper coated with a solution of iron salts, sun ...

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  4. Mar 7, 2023 · Sir John Herschel (1792-1871) On March 7, 1792, English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer Sir John Herschel was born. Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy and named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of ...

  5. Mar 12, 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. Early life. An only child, John was educated briefly at Eton and then privately.

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  6. 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. He published several star catalogs based on his own observations, and contributed to the development of photography when it ...

  7. Feb 21, 2024 · Sir John Herschel was a scientist and astronomer like his father, Sir William Herschel. In 1809 he entered the University of Cambridge; in 1812 he submitted his first mathematical paper to the Royal Society, of which he was elected a fellow the following year. An accomplished chemist, Herschel discovered the action of hyposulfite of soda on ...

  8. It was from Sir John Herschel that Cameron received word of the invention of photography in 1839, but she did not own a camera until 1863. Principally known as an astronomer but also accomplished as a chemist and physicist, Herschel is credited with several contributions to the development of photography during its early years.

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