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    SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)play

    Synonyms:

    Herschel; Sir Frederick William Herschel; Sir William Herschel; William Herschel

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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