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11-15-1738
Sir William Herschel, English astronomer, born in Hanover, Germany. He and his sister, Caroline Herschel, also an astronomer, spent most of their adult lives in England and William's son, John Herschel became a mathematician, lawyer, and astronomer, in approximately that order.
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William Herschel
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William Herschel
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Saturday, November 15, 1738
