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John Herschel

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 Apart from William Herschel, Slough had a another "genius". He was John Herschel who made a number of important contributions to society as a whole. He was the son of William Herschel. I thought I might as well reproduce an interesting Wikipedia entry on him on this page of my personal blog as he deserves a look in so.. to speak!!  RS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir John Herschel Bt   KH   FRS John Herschel, 1835  mezzotint  by W. Ward, after H. W. Pickersgill Born John Frederick William Herschel 7 March 1792 [1] Slough ,  Buckinghamshire , England Died 11 May 1871 (aged 79) [1] Collingwood, near  Hawkhurst ,  Kent , England Resting place Westminster Abbey Education Eton College Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge Known for Contributions to the invention of photography Spouse Margaret Brodie Stewart Awards Smith's Prize  (1813) Copley Medal  (1821, 1847) Lalande Medal  (1825) Gold Medal of the...