Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel |
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Author:
| Herschel, Caroline |
Editor:
| Herschel, Mary Cornwallis |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-70901-2 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | AUD $110.00 |
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.