William Herschel
William Herschel | |
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| Born | Frederick William Herschel 15 November 1738 Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Dee'd | 25 August 1822 (aged 83) Slough, Ingland |
| Naitionality | German; later Breetish |
| Kent for | Discovery o Uranus, discovery o infrared radiation, deep sky surveys |
| Awairds | Copley Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy an muisic |
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Frederick William Herschel,[1] KH, FRS (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) wis a German-born Breetish astronomer, technical expert, an componer. Born in Hanover, Germany, Herschel follaed his faither intae the Militar Baund o Hanover, afore emigratin tae Breetain at age 19. He became famous for his discovery o the planet Uranus, alang wi twa o its major muins (Titania an Oberon), an discovered twa muins o Saturn an aa. As weel as this, he wis the first person tae discover the existence o infrared radiation. He is kent for the twenty-fower symphonies, an mony ither muisical pieces, that he componed an aa.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Hoskin, M. (ed.) (2003) Caroline Herschel's autobiographies, Science History Publications Cambridge, p. 13, ISBN 0905193067.
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