William Herschel

William Herschel
William Herschel
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.

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↑ Hoskin, M. (ed.) (2003) Caroline Herschel's autobiographies, Science History Publications Cambridge, p. 13, ISBN 0905193067.

[1] Hoskin, M. (ed.) (2003) Caroline Herschel's autobiographies, Science History Publications Cambridge, p. 13, ISBN 0905193067.

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