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In my formatting I've cut out some of the pleasantries as well as the author's credits, as I did not think that an author was supposed to credit him/herself in the text; if I have overedited, my apologies, feel free to let me know on my talk page. (Booyabazooka 23:59, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC))
NOT Sir William Herschel
The inventor is actually his son, 'Sir John Herschel.' Sir William Herschel died before the process was even invented.