John Herschel

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John Herschel was a 19th-century English astronomer, mathematician, and polymath known for his extensive cataloging of stars and nebulae and for making significant contributions to photography and the study of light.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomer
chemist
human
mathematician
philosopher of science
photography pioneer
polymath
awardReceived Copley Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Medal
birthDate 1792-03-07
birthPlace Slough
surface form: Slough, Buckinghamshire, England
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child Alexander Stewart Herschel
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1871-05-11
deathPlace Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent, England
educatedAt St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Herschel
fieldOfWork astronomy
chemistry
mathematics
optics
photography
fullName John Herschel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sir John Frederick William Herschel
givenName John
hasAsteroidNamedAfter 2000 Herschel
hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Herschel crater
surface form: Herschel (lunar crater)
hasMartianCraterNamedAfter Herschel (Martian crater)
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor Herschelian telescope improvements
coining the term photography
contributions to photography
discovering the chemical action of the violet end of the spectrum
extensive cataloging of stars and nebulae
introducing hyposulfite of soda as photographic fixer
work on the study of light
language English
memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Society
nationality English
notableWork A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
Cape Observations
General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
parent Mary Pitt Herschel
surface form: Mary Baldwin Herschel

William Herschel
positionHeld Master of the Mint
President of the Royal Astronomical Society
spouse Margaret Brodie Stewart Herschel

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Description of subject: John Herschel was a 19th-century English astronomer, mathematician, and polymath known for his extensive cataloging of stars and nebulae and for making significant contributions to photography and the study of light.

Referenced by (13)

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Southern Ring Nebula discoveredBy John Herschel
Lalande Prize hasNotableRecipient John Herschel
Royal Astronomical Society foundedBy John Herschel
Open cluster NGC 6530 discoveredBy John Herschel
subject surface form: NGC 6530
William Herschel child John Herschel
Jewel Box cluster notableObserver John Herschel
NGC 3132 discoveredBy John Herschel
Caldwell 74 discoveredBy John Herschel
C 74 discoveredBy John Herschel
John Herschel fullName John Herschel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sir John Frederick William Herschel
Photographic portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron hasNotableWork John Herschel
this entity surface form: Portrait of Sir John Herschel
RAS foundedBy John Herschel
subject surface form: Royal Astronomical Society
Thomas Francis Wade relative John Herschel