William and caroline herschel biography
William and caroline herschel biography
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Caroline Herschel
German-British astronomer (1750–1848)
"C. Herschel" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see C. Herschel (crater).
Caroline Lucretia Herschel[1] (HUR-shəl, HAIR-shəl,[2]German:[kaʁoˈliːnəˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 16 March 1750 – 9 January 1848) was a German astronomer,[3] whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name.[4] She was the younger sister of astronomer William Herschel, with whom she worked throughout her career.
She was the first woman to receive a salary as a scientist and the first woman in England to hold a government position.[5][6] She was also the first woman to publish scientific findings in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,[7] to be awarded a Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1828), and to be named an honorary Member of the Roy