sir william huggins sir william herschel • sir william rowan hamilton · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · sir william huggins · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910). Synonyms: Huggins, Sir William Huggins. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075 w latin small letter w U+0077