Herschel Common

Herschel has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

Herschel John Herschel Sir John Herschel Sir John Frederick William Herschel

English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)

Herschel William Herschel Sir William Herschel Sir Frederick William Herschel

A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.

Proper Noun

The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.

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Rhyming Words

hel chel thel khel ohel shel sahel athel mohel ethel bushel hakhel rathel bethel eschel isohel rochel burhel tichel michel

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