John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)

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John Frederick William Herschel

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was a British astronomer and son of the Uranus discoverer Wilhelm Herschel. He is credited with the first double star and nebula catalogues of the southern starry sky, which he observed during a five-year stay near Cape Town.

Date and place of birt:7 march 1792, Slough, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:11 may 1871, Kent, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Astronomer, Chemist, Mathematician, Photographer, Physicist
Observations of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, made at Slough - Auction prices

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Jack Butler Yeats (1871 - 1957)
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Edward Theodore Compton (1849 - 1921)
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David Garshen Bomberg (1890 - 1957)
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James Williamson Galloway Macdonald (1897 - 1960)
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William Crozier (1930 - 2011)
William Crozier
1930 - 2011
Evie Sydney Hone (1894 - 1955)
Evie Sydney Hone
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James Webb (1825 - 1895)
James Webb
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Frederick William Herschel (1738 - 1822)
Frederick William Herschel
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John Emms (1843 - 1912)
John Emms
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Tom Hunter (1965)
Tom Hunter
1965
John Thomson (1837 - 1921)
John Thomson
1837 - 1921