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John Herschel:
(1792-1871), British astronomer and chemist. In 1839 he developed a chemical fixing solution, commonly called a hypo, that fixed an image on photosensitive paper and made the paper insensitive to further exposure. Herschel became president of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1848. He was knighted in 1831 and was created baron in 1850.
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