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John Herschel
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Slogh kod Windsora, 7. ožujka 1792. - Hawkhurst, Kent, 11. svibnja 1871.), bio je engleski astronom, matematičar, kemičar i fotograf. Predstavljao je tradicijski indukcionizam.
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Otkrio je 525 maglica i zvjezdanih skupova te 3300 dvostrukih zvijezda.
Sin je astronoma Williama Herschela. Pohađao je visoku školu u Etonu pri koledžu St. John's u Cambridgeu. Završio ju je 1813. godine. Uskoro se sprijateljio s Charlesom Babbageom i Georgeom Peacockom.
Astronomijom se bavio od 1816. godine.
Njemu u čast ime su dobili Herschelov otok u Arktičkom oceanu, sjeverno od teritorija Yukon, selo Herschel na zapadu kanadske pokrajine Saskatchewan, planina Herschel na Antarktici, Mjesečev krater John Herschel te djevojačka škola Herschel u Capetownu.