HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM |
England, 1792-1871, |
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son of Sir William Herschel; astronomer; noted for his work on the stars of the southern hemisphere; F.R.S.; he made the mirrors for his own telescopes. |
Observatory House, Slough; Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent (1840-71). |
H.C. King 1; DNB; DSB; etc. |
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