English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (1792–1871). John Frederick William Herschel was born on 7 March 1792 in what is now the United Kingdom. John Frederick William Herschel is remembered as an astronomer, photographer and mathematician, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Notable works include “General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars”, “Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy” and “On the aberrations of compound lenses and object-glasses”. Positions held included Master of the Mint and President of the British Science Association.
Before and after
- 1792Publication of La Marseillaise
- 1792Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber
- 1792Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- 29 February 1792Birth of Gioachino Rossini
- 7 March 1792Birth of John Frederick William Herschel
- from 20 April 1792 to 20 November 1815Coalition Wars
- from 20 April 1792 to 18 October 1797War of the First Coalition
- from 20 April 1792 to 25 March 1802French Revolutionary Wars
- 12 May 1792Founding of New York Stock Exchange
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