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Portrait of William Herschel, German-born Astronomer and Composer Editorial Image - Illustration of nebulae, astronomer: 188225590
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Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Bt; Amelia (née Herschel), Lady Wade; – National Portrait Gallery Shop
Tiny Techs Club - ON THIS DAY IN STEM HISTORY: In 1858, fingerprints were used as an official form of identification for the first time by William James Herschel. Herschel served as
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![English: 'Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. Aug 15 1878' Sketch of Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. August 15 1878' William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil English: 'Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. Aug 15 1878' Sketch of Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. August 15 1878' William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P01P4R/english-oat-harvest-litcombe-down-aug-15-1878-sketch-of-oat-harvest-litcombe-down-august-15-1878-william-james-herschel-returned-home-in-1878-after-25-years-in-the-indian-civil-service-that-summer-he-went-on-a-sketching-holiday-with-s-e-hardcastle-though-the-picture-is-signed-only-s-e-h-another-sketch-in-the-collection-pad3712-identifies-an-s-e-hardcastle-and-so-it-seems-likely-that-the-h-here-refers-to-hardcastle-rather-than-herschel-hardcastle-was-the-surname-of-williams-wife-it-was-also-williams-sister-maria-sophias-married-name-william-james-and-s-e-h-often-s-P01P4R.jpg)
English: 'Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. Aug 15 1878' Sketch of Oat Harvest, Litcombe Down. August 15 1878' William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil
![Newsflicks on Twitter: "William Herschel became the first to use fingerprints for identification on July 28, 1858 https://t.co/Mm7mRcd4kk" / Twitter Newsflicks on Twitter: "William Herschel became the first to use fingerprints for identification on July 28, 1858 https://t.co/Mm7mRcd4kk" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFysZceUwAAM2_4.jpg)
Newsflicks on Twitter: "William Herschel became the first to use fingerprints for identification on July 28, 1858 https://t.co/Mm7mRcd4kk" / Twitter
![Inglese: "Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878' Rough schizzi di uno struzzo, Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878 William James Herschel sono tornati a casa nel 1878 dopo 25 anni in India il Inglese: "Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878' Rough schizzi di uno struzzo, Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878 William James Herschel sono tornati a casa nel 1878 dopo 25 anni in India il](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/p036j3/inglese-wooley-park-27-luglio-1878-rough-schizzi-di-uno-struzzo-wooley-park-27-luglio-1878-william-james-herschel-sono-tornati-a-casa-nel-1878-dopo-25-anni-in-india-il-servizio-civile-che-l-estate-e-andato-su-un-schizzo-di-vacanza-con-s-e-hardcastle-anche-se-il-quadro-e-firmato-solo-s-e-h-un-altro-schizzo-nella-raccolta-pad3712-identifica-un-s-e-hardcastle-e-quindi-sembra-probabile-che-la-h-qui-si-riferisce-a-hardcastle-piuttosto-che-herschel-hardcastle-era-il-cognome-di-william-la-moglie-e-stato-anche-williams-suor-maria-sofia-nome-sposato-william-james-e-s-e-h-spesso-abbozzato-p036j3.jpg)
Inglese: "Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878' Rough schizzi di uno struzzo, Wooley Park, 27 luglio 1878 William James Herschel sono tornati a casa nel 1878 dopo 25 anni in India il
![Herschel, Frederick William, 15.11.1738 - 25.12.1822, astronomo tedesco e musicista, ritratto, xilografia da James Godby (1790 - 1820), dopo la contemporanea incisione su rame, artista del diritto d'autore non deve essere cancellata Foto stock - Alamy Herschel, Frederick William, 15.11.1738 - 25.12.1822, astronomo tedesco e musicista, ritratto, xilografia da James Godby (1790 - 1820), dopo la contemporanea incisione su rame, artista del diritto d'autore non deve essere cancellata Foto stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/b5m52e/herschel-frederick-william-15-11-1738-25-12-1822-astronomo-tedesco-e-musicista-ritratto-xilografia-da-james-godby-1790-1820-dopo-la-contemporanea-incisione-su-rame-artista-del-diritto-d-autore-non-deve-essere-cancellata-b5m52e.jpg)