Caroline Lucretia Herschel

Biographical Summary

Caroline Lucretia Herschel (16 March 1750 – 9 January 1848) was a German-British astronomer and the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers. Her most significant contribution to astronomy was the discovery of several comets and in particular the periodic comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet, which bears her name. At the age of ten, Caroline was struck with typhus, which stunted her growth and she never grew past four foot three. Due to this deformation, her family assumed that she would never marry and that it was best for her to remain a house servant. Instead she became a significant astronomer in collaboration with William...

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, "Caroline Herschel", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

See also:

• Biography in Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caroline-Lucretia-Herschel
• Find a Grave https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=375198&GRid=35...
• The Stargazer's Sister by Carrie Brown (2016). ISBN: 9780804197939.