Born March 16, 1750, in Hanover, Germany, Caroline Herschel was frequently ill as a child, and seemed destined for a life of domestic service – though her father sometimes included her in her brothers ...
A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use ...
The astronomer Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets - one was named after her. But her work is less known about than her brother William's, who discovered Uranus. Richard Saperstein at Treasury ...