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John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. Artist: Unknown

John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. The son of Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus, John Herschel (1792-1871) followed his father in astronomical research, mapping the sky of the southern hemisphere and cataloguing many previously unseen stars. He was also a pioneer photographer, and coined the photographic terms 'negative and 'positive'.

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John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. Artist: Unknown

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John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. The son of Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus, John Herschel (1792-1871) followed his father in astronomical research, mapping the sky of the southern hemisphere and cataloguing many previously unseen stars. He was also a pioneer photographer, and coined the photographic terms 'negative and 'positive'.

Personalities:

HERSCHEL • SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL

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Album / Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images

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3626 x 4819 px | 50.0 MB

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30.7 x 40.8 cm | 12.1 x 16.1 in (300 dpi)

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