Definition of John herschel

1. Noun. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871).

Exact synonyms: Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Sir John Herschel
Generic synonyms: Astronomer, Stargazer, Uranologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Herschel

John Galbraith
John Galsworthy
John Glenn
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Griffith Chaney
John Haldane
John Hancock
John Hanning Speke
John Harvard
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Heming
John Hemminge
John Henry
John Henry Newman
John Henry O'Hara
John Herschel
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
John Hope Franklin
John Howard Northrop
John Hoyer Updike
John Huss
John Huston
John Irving
John Jacob Astor
John James Audubon
John James Osborne
John James Rickard Macleod
John Jay
John Joseph McGraw
John Joseph Pershing

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