Herschel - Definition
herschel
n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended
the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did
pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn:
Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John
Frederick William Herschel]
2: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared
light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet
Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: Herschel, William Herschel, Sir
William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel]