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Webster 1913 Edition

Herschel

Her′schel

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Noun.

(Astron.)

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Webster 1828 Edition

Herschel

HERSCHEL

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Noun.

her'shel. A planet discovered by Dr. Herschel, in 1781.

Definition 2024

Herschel

Herschel

English

Proper noun

Herschel

(astronomy, obsolete) The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.