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herschel

noun /hɜrʃəl/ 2 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 16

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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)

john herschel sir john frederick william herschel sir john herschel

noun

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

sir frederick william herschel sir william herschel william herschel

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