John Herschel - Wikipedia
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl, ˈ h ɛər-/; [2] 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) [1] was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint [3] …
Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet | English Astronomer, Scientist ...
Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent) was an English astronomer and successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery.
John Herschel and his contributions to astronomy | Britannica
John Herschel, in full Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent), English astronomer. He was the son of astronomer William Herschel.
John Herschel - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
2018年3月31日 · John Herschel was a polymath - a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and inventor. He produced the first global survey of the night skies, discovered hundreds of nebulae and thousands of double stars, invented the actinometer to measure the heating power of radiation, invented hypo fixing of photographs, and invented the cyanotype,
John Herschel - New World Encyclopedia
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH (March 7, 1792 – May 11, 1871) was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, and the son of astronomer William Herschel.
John Herschel (1792 - 1871) - MacTutor History of Mathematics
John Herschel was an English scientist who worked on astronomy and early photography. He was the son of William Herschel.
Herschel, John - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月23日 · Herschel’s reputation derived from his achievements in diverse areas of natural philosophy and from his insight into scientific methodology, most explicitly addressed in his Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1830), a volume that impacted Darwin, John Stuart Mill, Herschel’s close friend William Whewell, and many other sig...
From blue skies to blue print: Astronomer John Herschel’s invention …
2010年12月7日 · John Herschel not only searched the dark blue skies, but also searched for ways to introduce color into photography. A child of Newtonian science, Herschel knew that white light is composed of the color spectrum.
John Herschel (1792–1871) | High Altitude Observatory
A very active and well-known public figure, John Herschel was one of the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1820, and was knighted in 1831. He died on May 11, 1871 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
1 - John Herschel - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
John Herschel grew up in a world of intense scientific activity. From an early age, he was surrounded by examples of science in action. His education was supplemented at every stage to ensure exposure to and training in the highest, most up-to-date mathematics.