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from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the astronomer Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), or his son Sir John (1792-1871): as, the Herschelian telescope (named from Sir William Herschel).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to Sir William Herschel.
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