John Herschel (1792-1871)
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- Name (English)
- John Herschel
- Short name
- John Frederick William Herschel
- Year of birth
- 1792
- Year of death
- 1871
- Short Description
- "Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (/ˈhɜːrʃəl, ˈhɛər-/; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work.
Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays; his Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory building, was an important contribution to the philosophy of science." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.11.2019) - Entity Encoding
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