Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel |
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Editor:
| Herschel, Margaret Herschel, Mary Cornwallis, Mary |
Author:
| Herschel, Caroline |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-01366-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel (1876) contains the letters and diaries of the celebrated astronomer Caroline Herschel (1750-1848). Together with her elder brother William, Caroline was responsible for the discovery of eight comets and for raising the number of recorded nebulae from approximately a hundred to 2500.
Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel (1876) contains the letters and diaries of the celebrated astronomer Caroline Herschel (1750-1848). Together with her elder brother William, Caroline was responsible for the discovery of eight comets and for raising the number of recorded nebulae from approximately a hundred to 2500.