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16 de mar. de 2016 · Caroline Herschel was awarded an annual salary of £50 by King George III in 1796 for her role as assistant to her brother, who by then had become Sir William Herschel. After William married, she ...
16 de mar. de 2016 · Así era Caroline Herschel, la primera astrónoma en descubrir un cometa. Solo medía 1,30 pero fue capaz de tocar el cielo con sus manos y mucho antes que los astrónomos de su época. Hoy ...
William Herschel FRS (1738-1822) and his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) catalogued stars and nebulae, allowing William to develop theories on the structure of our galaxy. In 1781, William realised he had accidentally discovered a planet – Uranus – and later observed moons orbiting the new world.
16 de nov. de 2017 · Once Herschel was on solid financial footing, he reached out to his sister Caroline, who would be his constant collaborator in the years to come. In The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes writes about Caroline’s childhood illnesses, including a smallpox infection that left her badly scarred and a typhus infection that stunted her growth.
Caroline Herschel was born on March 16, 1750 in Hanover, Germany. Her father Isaac was a talented musician. Isaac Herschel encouraged all six of his children to train in mathematics, French and music. Caroline's mother did not see the need for a girl to become educated and preferred to make Caroline a house servant to the rest of the family.
Caroline Herschel Credit: care of Royal Astronomical Society Occupation: Astronomer Year born: 1750 Research Areas: Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters "August 1st — I have counted 100 nebulae to-day; and this evening I saw an object which, I believe, to-morrow night will prove to be a comet."
Caroline Herschel. March 16, 1750. German-born Caroline Herschel became one of the 18th century’s most influential female astronomers with her discovery of comets, nebulae, and other stellar and non-stellar findings. Although Herschel’s work had largely been accredited to her brother early in her career, scientific societies began ...
