SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL

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

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

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

• SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

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

Instance hypernyms:

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