Caroline's Comets: A True Story by Emily Arnold McCully

Caroline's Comets: A True Story

Emily Arnold McCully

36 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography science informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
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Caroline Herschel (1750 1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, ...

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