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John Herschel
was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer. He named seven
moons of Saturn
and four
moons of Uranus
, invented the
cyanotype
and
actinometer
, and wrote extensively on topics including meteorology, physical geography and the telescope.
Photograph:
Julia Margaret Cameron
; restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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