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Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 (123)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v1261m (person)

Engineer and Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. John F. W. Herschel was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who also did valuable botanical work. His father was astronomer Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel. His son, Sir William James Herschel was a British officer in India who is credited with being the first European to note the value of fingerp...

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Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1st Baronet, astronomer (29)

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Epithet: astronomer Title: 1st Baronet

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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (2)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hz6j6q (person)

John Frederick William Herschel was born in Slough, England on 7 March 1792, the son of the renowned astronomer, William Herschel. He studied at St. John's College, Cambridge and on graduation in 1813, was elected to fellowships at St. John's and the Royal Society of London. The following year he entered the legal profession as a student but gave up his training after eighteen months. He began to undertake work in chemistry and astronomy, taking an active part in the foundation of the Royal A...

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Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, bart, 1792-1871. (1)

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Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1891. (1)

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Sir John F. W. (John Frederick William) Herschel, 1792-1871 (1)

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