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Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, Herschel followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, before migrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen.Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars.

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rdfs:comment	Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, Herschel followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, before migrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen.Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars.
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foaf:name	Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm William Herschel
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dc:description	British astronomer
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birth date	1738-11-15(xsd:dateTime)
birth name	Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel
birth place	Brunswick-Lunenburg Holy Roman Empire Hanover
birth year	1738-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1822-08-25(xsd:dateTime)
death place	dbpedia:England Berkshire Slough
death year	1822-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
field	dbpedia:Music dbpedia:Astronomy
known for	Uranus dbpedia:Infrared
nationality	United Kingdom Brunswick-Lunenburg
residence	dbpedia:Observatory_House
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Herschel01.jpg?width=300
is discoverer of	Enceladus Mimas Titania Oberon
is influenced by of	Herschel, John

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