Sir William Herschel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
composer
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:awardYear 1781
gptkbp:birthDate 1738-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hanover
gptkbp:built gptkb:40-foot_telescope
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Laurence's_Church,_Upton,_Slough
gptkbp:catalogue over 2,500 deep-sky objects
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:deathDate 1822-08-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Slough,_England
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Enceladus
gptkb:Mimas
gptkb:Uranus
infrared radiation
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Isaac_Herschel
gptkbp:firstObservedUranus 1781
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_Herschel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Herschel
gptkbp:knighted gptkb:King_George_III
1816
gptkbp:knownFor cataloguing nebulae and star clusters
discovery of Uranus
discovering infrared radiation
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_Ilse_Moritzen
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor astronomer
gptkbp:observedBy Milky Way structure
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
composer
telescope maker
gptkbp:proposedBy the Solar System moves through space
the Sun is not at the center of the Milky Way
the concept of stellar evolution
the existence of binary stars
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Pitt
gptkbp:studiedBy double stars
gptkbp:wroteSongFor gptkb:choral_music
numerous concertos
24 symphonies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:St_Laurence's_Church,_Upton,_Slough
gptkb:Royal_Photographic_Society
gptkb:Waltham_St_Lawrence,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5