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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:photographers
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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March 7, 1792
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkb:Henry_Herschel
gptkb:John_Herschel
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gptkbp:contribution
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Improved telescope design
Pioneered the use of photography in astronomy
Investigated the nature of light
Cataloged celestial objects
Developed photographic processes
Studied the motion of comets
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gptkbp:died
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May 11, 1871
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:photography
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Frederick William Herschel
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:William_Huggins
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:Henri_Poincaré
gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkb:George_Biddell_Airy
gptkb:William_Parsons,_3rd_Earl_of_Rosse
gptkb:John_Couch_Adams
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:known_for
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Herschel's Law of Light
Herschel's work on photography
Herschel's work on spectroscopy
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gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Mary_Baldwin
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Herschel's_Catalog_of_Nebulae
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Hastings,_England
gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret Brodie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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