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  2. William Herschel - Wikipedia

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    Frederick William Herschel [2] [3] KH, FRS (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl / HUR-shəl; [4] German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-British [5] astronomer and composer.

  3. Category:Discoveries by William Herschel - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Discoveries by William Herschel" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 395 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  4. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of ... John Herschel invents the ... working in collaboration with brothers Dr. Robert and Dr. William ...

  5. Timeline of scientific discoveries - Wikipedia

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    1781: William Herschel announces discovery of Uranus, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. 1785: William Withering: publishes the first definitive account of the use of foxglove for treating dropsy. 1787: Jacques Charles: Charles's law of ideal gases.

  6. 1789 in science - Wikipedia

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    August 28 and September 17 – William Herschel discovers Saturn's moons Enceladus and Mimas, which he describes to the Royal Society of London on November 12. [ 2 ] Maximilian Hell establishes the constellations Tubus Hershelli Major and Minor in honour of Herschel's discovery of Uranus (constellations obsolete by 1930).

  7. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Al-Juzjani even proposed a solution to the problem. In al-Andalus, the anonymous work al-Istidrak ala Batlamyus (meaning "Recapitulation regarding Ptolemy"), included a list of objections to the Ptolemic astronomy. One of the most important works in the period was Al-Shukuk ala Batlamyus ("Doubts on Ptolemy"). In this, the author summed up the ...

  8. The Greatest American Inventions of the Past 50+ Years - AOL

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    From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.

  9. Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars - Wikipedia

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    The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William Herschel in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. [1] In 1789, he added another 1,000 entries, [2] and finally another 500 in 1802, [3] bringing the total to 2,500 entries. This catalogue originated the usage of letters and catalogue ...