Herschel (English, name)
expansion: Herschel
Senses:
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A male given name.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
tags: obsolete
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
glosses: A place name:
A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.
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