Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HERSCHEL
n.her'shel. A planet discovered by Dr. Herschel, in 1781.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HERSCHEL
HERSCHEL Her "schel, n. (Astron.)
Defn: See Uranus.
HERSCHELIAN
HERSCHELIAN Her *sche "li *an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Herschel, Sir John
Herschel, Sir John |ˈhəːʃ (ə )l | (1792 –1871 ), English astronomer and physicist, son of William; full name Sir John Frederick William Herschel. He extended the sky survey to the southern hemisphere, carried out pioneering work in photography, and made contributions to meteorology and geophysics.
Herschel, Sir William
Her schel, Sir William |ˈhərSHəl ˈhərʃəl | (1738 –1822 ), English astronomer; born in Germany; full name Sir Frederick William Herschel. His cataloguing of the skies resulted in the discovery of the planet Uranus.
Oxford Dictionary
Herschel, Sir John
Herschel, Sir John |ˈhəːʃ (ə )l | (1792 –1871 ), English astronomer and physicist, son of William; full name Sir John Frederick William Herschel. He extended the sky survey to the southern hemisphere, carried out pioneering work in photography, and made contributions to meteorology and geophysics.
Herschel, Sir William
Herschel, Sir William |ˈhəːʃ (ə )l | (1738 –1822 ), German-born British astronomer; full name Sir Frederick William Herschel. His cataloguing of the skies resulted in the discovery of the planet Uranus. He was the first to appreciate the great remoteness of stars and developed the idea that the sun belongs to the star system of the Milky Way.
Duden Dictionary
Herschel
Her schel Eigenname |H e rschel |englischer Astronom deutscher Herkunft
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