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Definition of Sir Frederick William Herschel

1. Noun. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822).

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Literary usage of Sir Frederick William Herschel

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

1. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"... Kent, 9 June. e Only son of Sir Frederick-William Herschel, of Slough, co. Bucks, KCH, the celeb, astronomer, by Mary, daughter of Adee Baldwin, ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1849)
"See Merchant's ' Raphael Meldola : Reminiscences of his worth and work, by those who knew him,' 1916. 3. Sir Frederick William Herschel (1738- 1822). ..."

3. Catalogue of the Library of the Long Island Historical Society, 1863-1893 by Long Island Historical Society Library (1893)
"Herschel, Sir Frederick William. Herschel, his life and works ; by Edward S. Holden. NY, 1881. 8°. Herschel, Л'гУ John Frederick William. ..."

4. Men of the Time ; Or, Sketches of Living Notables by J C Garlington (1852)
"He is the only & of the threat astronomer, Sir Frederick William Herschel, Having received a mathematical and scientific education at Cambridge, be *! ..."

5. Men of the Time, Or Sketches of Living Notables (1853)
"... FREDERICK WILLIAM, BART., Astronomer, born in 179O, at Slough, near Windsor, is the only son of the great astronomer, Sir Frederick William Herschel. ..."

6. Men of the Time: Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters ... Also by Alaric Alexander Watts (1856)
"Ю, at Slough, near Windsor, is the only son of the great astronomer, Sir Frederick William Herschel. He wa,s educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, ..."

7. The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by John Timbs (1872)
"FRS, the only son of Sir Frederick William Herschel, the celebrated astronomer, and first President of the Royal Astronomical Society of England. ..."

8. Men of the Time: Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters ... Also (1859)
"... born in 1790, at Slough, near Windsor, is the only son of the great astronomer, Sir Frederick William Herschel. He was educated at St. John's College, ..."

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