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Her·schel (hʉr′s̸həl)

  1. Herschel, Sir John Frederick William 1792-1871; Eng. astronomer, chemist, & physicist: son of Sir William
  2. Herschel, Sir William (born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel) 1738-1822; Eng. astronomer, born in Germany

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