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Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

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A sister's memoir and collected letters recount the life and labors of Caroline Herschel, emphasizing her devotion as companion and collaborator to her brother William Herschel while documenting her own astronomical work. It traces early family recollections, practical responsibilities that sustained household and research, the acquisition of calculation and instrument-making skills, nocturnal observations and the discovery of several comets, and the painstaking transcription and preservation of scientific results. Personal anecdotes, family history, and extensive correspondence illustrate her humility, perseverance, and practical contribution to astronomy, culminating in later recognition by contemporaries and learned societies.

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Title: Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

Author: Mrs. John Herschel

Release date: August 29, 2016 [eBook #52923]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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CAROLINE HERSCHEL.

Joseph Brown sc
Caroline Herschel.
ÆTAT 92.

MEMOIR AND CORRESPONDENCE
 
OF
 
CAROLINE HERSCHEL.

By MRS. JOHN HERSCHEL.
WITH PORTRAITS.
SECOND EDITION.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1879.