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William Herschel

1738–1822

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Sir William Herschel (born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel) was a German-born British astronomer and composer who, through tireless observation and meticulous craft, revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos. He is most famous for discovering Uranus, the first planet found since antiquity, and for pioneering systematic astronomical surveys, leading to the mapping of nebulae and star clusters and the first insights into the structure of the Milky Way.

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Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters (1786)
Account of the Discovery of the New Celestial Body (1781)
On the Discovery of the Nature of Light and Heat (1795)
The Construction of the Heavens (1785)

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