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• n  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

News & Articles

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• 'Cosmos' Recap: Ghosts and Illusions of Universe Laid Bare
  In the fourth episode of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," viewers encounter celestial illusions in a way that takes them beyond their own experience. The episode — dubbed "A Sky Full of Ghosts" — explains just what that means through animation and science history. "A Sky Full of Ghosts" focuses on the life and times of William Herschel (voiced by Sir Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek: The Next ...
  March 31, 2014 - SPACE.com via Yahoo! News
• On 'Cosmos,' Patrick Stewart lends voice to Uranus discoverer
  Veteran actor Patrick Stewart, who portrayed Enterprise-D Captain Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," voiced an animated version of astronomer William Herschel, who discovered our solar system's seventh planet. 
  March 31, 2014 - The Christian Science Monitor
• ‘Cosmos’ Episode 4 Preview: ‘A Sky Full Of Ghosts’ Trailers Highlight Time, Light, Gravity And Patrick Stewart
  “ Cosmos ” returns to Fox and in the fourth episode, “A Sky Full of Ghosts,” Neil deGrasse Tyson explores how our view of the universe is shaped by light, time and gravity. For its heroes of science segment, Sir Patrick Stewart (“Star Trek”) will be the voice of astronomer William Herschel.
  March 30, 2014 - International Business Times