Her·schel /ˈhɝʃəl/
Her·schel n. Astron. See Uranus.
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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: 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: William Herschel, Sir
William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel]