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: | USD $53.99 |
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.