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John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. Artist: Unknown

John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. Artist: Unknown

1-158-356 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

John Frederick William Herschel, English scientist and astronomer, c1870. The son of Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus, John Herschel (1792-1871) followed his father in astronomical research, mapping the sky of the southern hemisphere and cataloguing many previously unseen stars. He was also a pioneer photographer, and coined the photographic terms 'negative and 'positive'.

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  1. Sir John Frederick William Herschel: British: Astronomer, mathematician, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer
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  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3626x4819
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  1. 007892
  1. 007892
  1. 0460000793
  1. 1-158-356
  1. 1158356
  1. 793
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