Alexander Stewart Herschel
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 118 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 5,1836 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Cape Town |
| South Africa | |
| Date of died | June 18,1907 |
| Died | Slough |
| United Kingdom | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
| Parents | John Herschel |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Physics | |
| Grandparents | William Herschel |
| Mary Baldwin | |
| Job | Astronomer |
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| ID | 440068 |
Alexander Stewart Herschel Life story
Professor Alexander Stewart Herschel was a British astronomer. Although much less well known than his grandfather William Herschel or his father John Herschel, he did pioneering work in meteor spectroscopy. He also worked on identifying comets as the source of meteor showers.
