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    Caroline Herschel was born in 1750 in Germany and encouraged in her schooling by her father but opposed by her mother. As an adult, she lived with and assisted her brother William in his astronomical work. William taught Caroline subjects like mathematics and astronomy. She meticulously recorded the discoveries they made and began making her own observations. Over her career, Caroline discovered eight comets and three nebulae and assisted in the discovery of Uranus. She revised John Flamsteed's star catalog, updating it based on new discoveries. Caroline received several honors for her scientific contributions and helped establish a precedent for women in astronomy as the first professional female astronomer.

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    Caroline Herschel was born in 1750 in Germany and encouraged in her schooling by her father but opposed by her mother. As an adult, she lived with and assisted her brother William in his astronomical work. William taught Caroline subjects like mathematics and astronomy. She meticulously recorded the discoveries they made and began making her own observations. Over her career, Caroline discovered eight comets and three nebulae and assisted in the discovery of Uranus. She revised John Flamsteed's star catalog, updating it based on new discoveries. Caroline received several honors for her scientific contributions and helped establish a precedent for women in astronomy as the first professional female astronomer.

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    Caroline Herschel

    Jenny Wang

    Family

    Born March 16, 1750 in Hannover, Germany Father encouraged schooling for children
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    Mother was opposed

    Kept her servile


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    Dutiful to brothers

    As adult
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    William

    Training and Education

    Early life domestic training 1772: William comes


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    Takes her to English city of Bath Taught different subjects

    William encouraged observation


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    Meticulously recorded discoveries Began taking part

    Life and Times

    William Herschel
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    Began creating giant mirrors Discover far-away objects

    Comets
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    Orbital periods

    Scientific Contribution

    Discoveries
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    Eight comets Three nebulae

    Assisted in discovering Uranus

    Revised Flamsteed's Catalog


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    "Astronomical bible"
    Updated based on discoveries

    Timeline

    Previous experiments
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    Noticed error Listed missing stars and mistakes

    Zone catalog
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    Eight volumes worth of sky sweeps

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    Collection of discovered nebulae


    Reworked calculations

    Awards and Honors

    Royal Astronomical Society Royal Irish Academy King of Prussia

    Asteroid 281 and Lunar crater bear name

    Impact

    Precedence for female astronomers


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    First professional woman astronomer

    Reworked Flamsteed's Catalog


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    Published own updated version

    Works Cited
    Bryant, Greg. "The Comets Of Caroline Herschel." The

    Comets Of Caroline Herschel. N.p., May 1997. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.


    <http://gchbryant.tripod.com/> Dejoie, Joyce, and Elizabeth Lovetrue. "Caroline Herschel." Caroline Herschel. NASA.com, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.

    Venkatraman, Padma. Double Stars: The Story of Caroline


    Herschel. Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds Pub. 2007. Print.

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