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Author: Marilyn B Ogilvie
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-08
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0752475460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by the international expert on women in science, this, the first biography of Caroline Herschel, the first professional female scientist, reveals the hardships experienced by a woman pursuing a male profession.
Author: Kevin McCombs
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 150262317X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring a time when women were often alienated from scientific study due to their gender, Caroline Herschel made significant contributions to the field of astronomy. Having discovered multiple comets and created her own star catalogue, Herschel was the first woman to be paid for her scientific research. This text includes ample historical context and primary source evidence to situate Herschel and her contributions to the field of astronomy during her time.
Author: Emily Winterburn
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Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750980678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new biography of one of the most influential female scientists looking at the ten 'lost' years of Caroline's life, when virtually no records of her own are still in existence.
Author: Carrie Brown
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2016-12-13
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0804172137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaroline, known as “Lina” to her family, has always lived in the shadow of her older brother William Herschel’s accomplishments. And yet when William invites Lina to join him in England to assist in his musical and astronomical pursuits—not to mention to run his bachelor household—she accepts, finding a new sense of purpose. William may be an obsessive genius, but Lina adores him, and aids him with the same fervency as a beloved wife. When William decides to marry, however, Lina’s world collapses. As she attempts to rebuild a future, we witness the dawning of an early feminist consciousness—a woman struggling to find her own place among the stars.
Author: Padma Venkatraman
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781599350424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA young adult biography of British astronomer Caroline Herschel
Author: Mrs. John Herschel
Publisher:
Published: 1876
Total Pages: 386
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael D. Lemonick
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780393065749
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In 1781, William Herschel won international fame for discovering Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. In documenting a new planet - something no one had done since the dawn of civilization - he expanded our perception that we are part of something much greater than the immediately visible solar system." "Herschel remains most famous for this discovery, but, as The Georgian Star makes vividly clear, he accomplished much more. After a successful career as a professional musician, he turned his attention to astronomy in his mid-thirties. With his sister Caroline as a partner, he pioneered techniques that are still used by astronomers today. The Herschels were the first to map the night sky, listing and categorizing every object they could see. To do so, they built a massive, forty-foot-tall telescope under the patronage of King George III. They were also the first to propose that the visible stars surrounding our little planet are only a fraction of those that make up a continually evolving universe. William's restless intelligence led further still, to the discovery of infrared radiation - invisible radiation that has a wavelength longer than microwaves but shorter than that of visible light. Caroline assembled an exhaustive catalog of nebulae, the beautiful, cloudy assemblages of dust and stellar light." "Erudite and accessible, The Georgian Star is a lively portrait of the pair who invented modern astronomy."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Mary Cornwallis Herschel
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Published: 1879
Total Pages: 416
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marilyn B Ogilvie
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-08
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 0752475460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaroline Herschel is best known as the less significant sister of the astronomer William Herschel. Yet the romantic notion of her tirelessly working for her brother while he made his studies of the heavens, documenting his discoveries so he could achieve greatness in the scientific world, couldn't be further from the truth. When Caroline wasn't working as her brother's assistant, she was sweeping the stars with her own small telescope given to her by William. Not only did she unearth three important nebulae, but she discovered no fewer than eight comets in her own right. When William became Astronomer Royal to King George III in 1782, Caroline too received an annual salary, making her the first ever woman to work as a professional scientist. William was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1781 after discovering the planet Uranus. It wasn't until 1828, but the Society would eventually reward Caroline too, with its Gold Medal. This award would not be awarded to another woman until 1996. This fascinating biography of one of our most outstanding scientists reveals the hardships experienced by a woman pursuing a male profession. Yet how did this unattractive, diminutive woman gain the respect of her professional colleagues, her country and even her king? As Marilyn B Ogilvie investigates this extraordinary life, the determination, humility and passion of one unremarkable woman come to light.
Author: Mrs. John Herschel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 3752403810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReproduction of the original: Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel by Mrs. John Herschel
