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JOHN HERSCHEL Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the phrase john herschel. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase john herschel. (close relations)

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astronomer
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• a physicist who studies astronomy

mathematician
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• a person skilled in mathematics

scientist
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• a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

herschel
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• English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

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

sir john frederick william herschel
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• English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

sir john herschel
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• English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

Best Hypernyms For JOHN HERSCHEL

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astronomer inventor mathematician philosopher polymath researcher scientist writer

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