Definition of Sir John Frederick William Herschel

1. Noun. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir John Cockcroft
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
Sir John Everett Millais
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (current term)
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Literary usage of Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of Astronomy: By Sir John F. W. Herschel by John Frederick William Herschel (1902)
"... SIR JOHN HERSCHEL Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART., the illustrious astronomer, was the only sou of Sir F. William Herschel. ..."

2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"By Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Bart., FUS, &c. The author inquires whether the peculiar coloured dispersion of white light intro- mitted into a ..."

3. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"She fifth dau. of Sir John-Frederick-William Herschel, Bart, (only son of Sir Frederick- William Herschel, the distinguished astronomer), by Margaret-Brodie ..."

4. A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge by Walter William Rouse Ball (1889)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel was born at Slough on March 7, 1792. His father was Sir William Herschel (1738—1822) who was the most illustrious ..."

5. The Eton Portrait Gallery: Consisting of Short Memoirs of the More Eminent by Barrister of the Inner Temple (1876)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART. This is the greatest Scientific name on the lists of Eton College. There was a time when he was ranked amongst ..."

6. The Eton Portrait Gallery: Consisting of Short Memoirs of the More Eminent by Barrister of the Inner Temple (1876)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART. This is the greatest Scientific name on the lists of Eton College. There was a time when he was ranked amongst ..."

7. Outlines of Astronomy: By Sir John F. W. Herschel by John Frederick William Herschel (1902)
"... SIR JOHN HERSCHEL Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART., the illustrious astronomer, was the only sou of Sir F. William Herschel. ..."

8. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"By Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Bart., FUS, &c. The author inquires whether the peculiar coloured dispersion of white light intro- mitted into a ..."

9. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"She fifth dau. of Sir John-Frederick-William Herschel, Bart, (only son of Sir Frederick- William Herschel, the distinguished astronomer), by Margaret-Brodie ..."

10. A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge by Walter William Rouse Ball (1889)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel was born at Slough on March 7, 1792. His father was Sir William Herschel (1738—1822) who was the most illustrious ..."

11. The Eton Portrait Gallery: Consisting of Short Memoirs of the More Eminent by Barrister of the Inner Temple (1876)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART. This is the greatest Scientific name on the lists of Eton College. There was a time when he was ranked amongst ..."

12. The Eton Portrait Gallery: Consisting of Short Memoirs of the More Eminent by Barrister of the Inner Temple (1876)
"Sir John Frederick William Herschel, BART. This is the greatest Scientific name on the lists of Eton College. There was a time when he was ranked amongst ..."

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