SIR JOHN HERSCHEL

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• SIR JOHN HERSCHEL (noun)
  The noun SIR JOHN HERSCHEL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SIR JOHN HERSCHEL used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR JOHN HERSCHEL (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Herschel; John Herschel; Sir John Frederick William Herschel; Sir John Herschel

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)