Frederick William Herschel (German Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 15 November 1738 - 25 August 1822) was an astronomer and composer. He discovered Uranus, infrared radiation, 4 moons (Mimas, Enceladus, Titania, and Oberon), made deep sky surveys providing most of the data for the New General Catalogue, and was the first president of the Royal Astronomical Society.
William Herschel
Astronomer
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