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John Frederick William Herschel

Sir John Frederick William Herschel was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work. He was the son of Mary Baldwin and astronomer William Herschel, nephew of astronomer Caroline Herschel and the father of twelve children.

Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays.

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English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (*1792 – †1871)

Born	7 March 1792
Died	11 May 1871

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Outlines of astronomy

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First published in 1849 — 18 editions
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Familiar lectures on scientific subjects.

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1866 — 7 editions
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Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1831 — 7 editions
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Popular lectures on scientific subjects

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1873 — 5 editions
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A manual of scientific enquiry: prepared for the use of officers in Her Majesty's Navy; and travellers in general.

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1859 — 4 editions
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A treatise on astronomy

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1834 — 4 editions
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Outlines of Astronomy

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1857 — 3 editions
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Outlines of astronomy.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1849 — 3 editions

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Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews: with addresses and other pieces

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1857 — 3 editions
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A Treatise on Astronomy

by John Frederick William Herschel
First published in 1833 — 3 editions
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Outlines of astronomy.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1850 — 2 editions

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A collection of examples of the applications of the calculus of finite differences.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1820 — 2 editions
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Herschel at the Cape: diaries and correspondence of Sir John Herschel, 1834-1838

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1969 — 2 editions

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Light.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1828 — 2 editions
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Telescope.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1860 — 2 editions

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$Cover of: On certain remarkable instances of deviation from Newton's scale in the tints developed by crystals with one axis of double refraction: on exposure to polarized light$

On certain remarkable instances of deviation from Newton's scale in the tints developed by crystals with one axis of double refraction: on exposure to polarized light

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1821 — 2 editions

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A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy.

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1851 — 2 editions

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Observations on the apparent distances and positions of 389 double and triple stars

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1825 — 2 editions

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Traité de la lumière

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1829 — 2 editions

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Letters and papers of Sir John Herschel: a guide to the manuscripts and microfilm

by John Frederick William Herschel First published in 1990 — 2 editions

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English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (*1792 – †1871)

Born	7 March 1792
Died	11 May 1871

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OLID: OL5990643A
ISNI: 0000000120990257
Library of Congress Names: n50036903
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV202451
VIAF: 9887999
Wikidata: Q14278
Inventaire.io: wd:Q14278

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Herschel, John F. W. Sir
J. F. W. Herschel
Herschel, J. F. W. Sir
Herschel, John Sir
Herschel, John F. W Sir
Herschel, John Frederick William Sir

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John Frederick William Herschel