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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (/ ˈhɜːrʃəl, ˈhɛər -/; [2] 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) [1] was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint [3][4][5] and did botanical work. [6]
Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet was an English astronomer and successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery. An only child, John was educated briefly at Eton and then privately.
John Herschel, in full Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent), English astronomer. He was the son of astronomer William Herschel.
Mar 31, 2018 · John Herschel was a polymath - a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and inventor. He produced the first global survey of the night skies, discovered hundreds of nebulae and thousands of double stars, invented the actinometer to measure the heating power of radiation, invented hypo fixing of photographs, and invented the ...
This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths. Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as an immense amount of surviving archival material and correspondence, these essays present the first ever comprehensive account of Herschel's life, work, and legacy.
May 23, 2018 · A Gentleman of Science . Herschel grew up in an unusual household that was regularly visited by local and foreign dignitaries drawn to his father William’s accomplishments and to the world’s largest telescope.
This first full-length biography of Sir John Herschel tells of a remarkable man who contributed to nearly every branch of astronomy and to half a dozen other sc...
John Herschel grew up in a world of intense scientific activity. From an early age, he was surrounded by examples of science in action. His education was supplemented at every stage to ensure exposure to and training in the highest, most up-to-date mathematics.
John Herschel was fourteen years old when Jane Taylor’s poem “The Star” (better known today by its eponymous first line, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”) first saw print in a volume of poetry called Rhymes for the Nursery.¹ At the time it was written, posing the statement “How I wonder what you are!” to the stars was quite appropriate.
May 8, 2024 · Despite John Herschel’s extensive work in the fields of chemistry, optics, geology, mineralogy, and the philosophy of science, it was primarily as an astronomer that he was recognized during his lifetime and remembered after his death.
