herschel

英['həstʃl] 美['həstʃl]
  • n.天王星(赫谢耳)
  • her pron.她(宾格)adj.她的abbr.纹章术;纹章学(=heraldry)
  • her-function n.开尔文函数
  • her. (=hernia)疝,突出
  • hera n.赫拉(宙斯的姐姐和妻子)
  • heraceine 核瑟因,草长春花瑟碱
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)

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