John Frederick William Herschel
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Astronomer
Mathematician Photographer |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society gptkb:Astronomical_Society_of_the_Pacific |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Copley_Medal Royal Medal |
| gptkbp:born |
March 7, 1792
|
| gptkbp:child |
John Herschel
Caroline Herschel William Herschel II |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Studies on the nature of light
Cataloging celestial objects Improved photographic processes Developing the concept of the spectrum Research on the motion of comets |
| gptkbp:died |
May 11, 1871
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| gptkbp:father |
William Herschel
|
| gptkbp:field |
Astronomy
Mathematics Photography |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Frederick William Herschel
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Spectroscopy
Modern astronomy Photography techniques |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
Herschel's_camera
Herschel's_photometer Herschel's_telescope |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Herschel's_Law_of_Light
Herschel's_work_on_photography Herschel's_work_on_stellar_classification |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Herschel 400 list of deep-sky objects
Herschel crater on the Moon Herschel's_contributions_to_science_education Herschel's_work_in_the_field_of_optics |
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Mary_Baldwin
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Herschel's_Catalog_of_Nebulae
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Hastings,_England gptkb:London,_England |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Brodie
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