Remake of Caroline Herschel by ALEXANDRA LEVINE

Resources

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https://www.space.com/17439-caroline-herschel.html

https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/03/16/caroline-herschel/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caroline-Lucretia-Herschel

Caroline Herschel

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Her major accomplishments were she discovered several comets and the planet Uranus

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Born in Germany as Karoline Lucretia Herschel on March 16, 1750, Herschel was one of the ten children of Anna Ilse Moritzen and Issak Herschel. Her older brother, William, eventually moved to England to work as a music teacher and organist. At the age of 22, Caroline moved with him to train as a singer. In his mid-30s, William Herschel's interest in astronomy took off. Caroline worked as his assistant, helping him to polish mirrors while building his own telescope. William discovered Uranus in 1781, and was subsequently knighted and appointed court astronomer to King George III. Caroline frequently used a small Newtonian sweeper to study the sky on her own. Although Caroline had been helping her brother for years, her own skills as an astronomer were now recognized. In 1787, King George III officially employed her as William's assistant, providing her with a modest salary and making her the first woman paid for scientific services. Caroline Herschel died on January 9, 1848.

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She became the first pro astronomer, and has a comet and a crater in the moon named after her.

First Discovery

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On 26 February 1783, Caroline made her first discovery, she had found a nebula that was not included in the Messier catalogue. That same night, she independently discovered Messier 110 (NGC 205), the second companion of the Andromeda Galaxy.

LASTING LEGACY

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As her achievements included the discovery of comets and nebulae, and she is credited with helping her brother William to identify Uranus as a planet. Caroline’s activities featuring the night's sky left a lasting legacy for anyone interested in the subject. Her remarkable work brought her fame and acknowledgment, both during her life and after her death.