John Frederick William Herschel

1792 - 1871

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List of References (16 books/articles)

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  1. Obituary: The Times

Honours awarded to John Herschel
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Fellow of the Royal Society1813
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1820
Royal Society Bakerian lecturer1823
Royal Society Royal Medal1833, 1836 and 1840
Royal Society Copley Medal1821 and 1847
Lunar featuresCrater J Herschel
Planetary featuresCrater Herschel on Mars

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