noun
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
• Syn: ↑Herschel, ↑John Herschel, ↑Sir John Frederick William Herschel
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.