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Hooked on the Heavens: How Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer, Nearly Died by Meathook in the Name of Science

August 29, 2017 #astronomy, #brain pickings, #Caroline Herschel, #comets, #History, #science, #space, #STEM, #women in STEM

How a paragon of persistence in the face of hardship discovered eight comets and paved the way for women in science. {read}

Get a ebook copy of Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel by Mrs. John Herschel at gutenburg.org https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52923

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