Caroline Lucretia Herschel
1750-1848
German-English astronomer and first woman to discover a comet (1786). She discovered seven more comets and many nebulae. She was devoted to her brother William and...
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Caroline Lucretia Herschel
1750-1848
German-English Musician and Astronomer
Caroline Herschel was the first woman to gain wide recognition in astronomy. She assisted her brother William Herschel (1738...
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Herschel, Caroline Lucretia (1750-1848)
German astronomer
Caroline Herschel was the first female astronomer to discover a comet. Herschel grew up in a home where her father encouraged learning, much t...
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Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) is noted for her scientific annals in astronomy more than for her mathematical knowledge. Yet, while her accomplishments were heralded in astronomy, Herschel deserves rec...
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Herschel grew up in a home where her father encouraged her learning, much to the displeasure of her mother, who believed girls should remain ignorant of everything except traditional skills like knitt...
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Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia (1750-1848)
Caroline Herschel
Caroline Lucretia Herschel