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John Frederick William Herschel

1792–1871

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John Frederick William Herschel was a prodigious English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, son of astronomer William Herschel. He made significant contributions to optics, photography, and astronomy, including developing the cyanotype process and pioneering spectroscopy.

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A Preliminary General Catalogue of Stars for the Epoch 1830.0
Outlines of Astronomy
Essays on Scientific and Other Subjects

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