noun
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
• Syn: ↑Herschel, ↑William Herschel, ↑Sir Frederick William Herschel
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.