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John Herschel
1792 – 1871
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 7, 1792
Slough
Date of death
May 11, 1871
Kent
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations & fields
astronomerphotographermathematicianchemistphysicistwriter
Awards & honours
Fellow of the Royal SocietyCopley MedalCopley MedalPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderRoyal MedalGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Notable works
General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of StarsPreliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural PhilosophyOn the aberrations of compound lenses and object-glasses
- Field and occupation
- anglický astronóm a matematik
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