The scientist William Herschel

William Herschel

Living place: Hanover

Birthday: 15-11-1738

Global rank: #42788

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Who is The scientist William Herschel?
Renowned astronomer and composer who discovered infrared radiation, the planet Uranus, and its two large moons, Titania and Oberon. He is also known for the twenty-four symphonies he composed.
During his career, he built more than four hundred telescopes and with them he detected more than 2,400 objects that he identified as nebulae.
 
 

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He composed twenty-four symphonies and played four instruments.

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He was married to Margaret Brodie Stewart from 1829 until 1871. He had an older sister named Caroline.

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Another famous astronomer like him is Edwin Hubble.

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When was The scientist William Herschel born?
William Herschel was born in 15-11-1738, death year is , at the age of 286.
Where is The scientist William Herschel's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
William Herschel was born in Hanover, of Germany. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. William Herschel's global rank is 42788 and whose rank is 142 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1738 and 15-11

Birthday William Herschel (15-11) in history

  • Day 15-11 year 1763: Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States.
  • Day 15-11 year 1777: The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
  • Day 15-11 year 1806: Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak.
  • Day 15-11 year 1939: The cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial was laid by President Roosevelt.
  • Day 15-11 year 1969: About 250,000 protesters against the Vietnam War, the largest war protest ever, converged peacefully on Washington, DC.
  • Day 15-11 year 2002: Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China's Communist Party leader.
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