Herschel
Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, English astronomer.
his father, Sir William Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 1738–1822, English astronomer, born in Germany.
Also Hershel. a male given name.
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How to use Herschel in a sentence
The Herschel backpack is loaded with storage space, featuring multiple compartments, a headphone port, and a phone pouch.
That's not so bad when it was a friendly giant beast named Manny or Herschel the giant spider.
Michelle Gomez is a time-traveling Madame Rouge in Doom Patrol S3 trailer | Jennifer Ouellette | September 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaIn effect, Herschel had doubled the size of the entire known universe.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusIn the decades after Herschel’s discovery, observations of Uranus indicated that it was deviating from its expected orbit around the sun.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | NautilusUranus orbits the sun at twice the distance of Saturn, so Herschel’s discovery instantly doubled the size of the known solar system.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | Nautilus
Even now, at fifty-one, Herschel Walker is one of the most impressive athletes in the world.
Babbage, Herschel, Whewell, and Jones set out on massive projects to collect and make sense of vast data sets.
Herschel is of opinion, that luminous clouds float in the inflamed atmosphere of this luminary, as clouds of vapour float in ours.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe general direction of this motion of the solar system has been known since the time of Sir William Herschel.
Herschel calculated the mountains on the moon to be half a mile high, Ferguson said they were fifteen miles high.
The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander PattersonSoon afterward he wrote a long letter to Herschel V. Johnson, who, like himself, had been an enemy of secession in 1861.
The Day of the Confederacy | Nathaniel W. StephensonYoung Herschel had already learned to speak English, just as he had learned French.
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British Dictionary definitions for Herschel
/ (ˈhɜːʃəl) /
Caroline Lucretia. 1750–1848, British astronomer, born in Germany, noted for her catalogue of nebulae and star clusters: sister of Sir William Herschel
Sir John Frederick William. 1792–1871, British astronomer. He discovered and catalogued over 525 nebulae and star clusters
his father, Sir (Frederick) William, original name Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel. 1738–1822, British astronomer, born in Germany. He constructed a reflecting telescope, which led to his discovery of the planet Uranus (1781), two of its satellites, and two of the satellites of Saturn. He also discovered the motions of binary stars
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Scientific definitions for Herschel
[ hûr′shəl ]
Family of British astronomers led by Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), who discovered Uranus (1781) and cataloged more than 800 binary stars and 2,500 nebulae. His sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) discovered eight comets and several nebulae and star clusters, and published at least two astronomical catalogs which are still currently used. His son Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) discovered 525 nebulae and pioneered celestial photography.
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