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William Herschel (1738-1822), German-born English astronomer. Artist: Unknown

William Herschel (1738-1822), German-born English astronomer. Artist: Unknown

1-152-393 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer, shown holding diagram of Uranus and its satellites. Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet to be discovered since ancient times.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. John Russell: British: Artist, painter, printmaker, author
Subject
  1. Sir William Herschel: German; British: Astronomer, composer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2873x3650
File Size : 30,723kb

Aliases

  1. 000617
  1. 000617
  1. 0390001338
  1. 1-152-393
  1. 1152393
  1. 1338
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