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Synonyms for Herschel (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)):
John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Sir John Herschel

WordNet sense 2 (English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)):
Sir Frederick William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, William Herschel


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