Uranus+Herschel
41Herschel — noun 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) • Syn: ↑John Herschel, ↑Sir John Herschel, ↑Sir John Frederick William Herschel …
42Herschel — Hẹrschel [englisch həːʃəl], 1) Caroline Lucretia, britische Astronomin deutscher Herkunft, * Hannover 16. 3. 1750, ✝ ebenda 9. 1. 1848, Schwester von 2); nach dem Tod ihres Vaters übersiedelte sie zu ihrem Bruder Wilhelm nach England (1772) …
43Herschel family — Family of British astronomers. The German born William Herschel (1738–1822) immigrated to England in 1757 and initially supported himself through music. In order to study distant celestial objects, he ground his own mirrors, producing the best… …
44Uranus — U|ra|nus [ˈjuərənəs, juˈreınəs US ˈjur , juˈreı ] n the ↑planet that is seventh in order from the sun ▪ William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781 …
45Herschel, Sir John Frederick William — (1792 1871) Born in Slough, Buckinghamshire, he was the son of Sir William Herschel, the celebrated astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus. John graduated from St. John s College, Cambridge, in 1813, was immediately elected to a… …
46Uranus — n. a planet discovered by Herschel in 1781, the outermost of the solar system except Neptune and Pluto. Etymology: L f. Gk Ouranos heaven, Uranus, in Gk Mythol. the son of Gaea (Earth) and father of Kronos (Saturn), the Titans, etc …
47URANUS — s. m. (On prononce l S.) T. d Astron. Planète découverte par Herschel, dont elle a porté le nom pendant quelque temps …
48Uranus — noun /ˈjʊɹənəs,jʊˈɹeɪnəs,ˈjuɹənəs,juˈɹeɪnəs/ a) The god of the sky and heavens, son and husband to Gaia, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops b) The seventh planet in our solar system, with twenty seven known moons, discovered in 1781 …
49HERSCHEL, SIR WILLIAM — a distinguished astronomer, born at Hanover; son of a musician, and bred to the profession; came to England at the end of the Seven Years War, and obtained sundry appointments as an organist; gave his leisure time to the study of astronomy and …
50URANUS — 1) a planet, the outermost but one of the solar system, is 1770 millions of miles from the sun, takes 30,686 of our days, or 84 of our years, to revolve round it, has four times the diameter of the earth, and is accompanied by four moons; it… …
