Double Stars: The Story of Caroline Herschel by Padma Venkatraman

Double Stars: The Story of Caroline Herschel

Profiles in Science

Padma Venkatraman

176 pages missing pub info (editions)

informative medium-paced

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As a young girl, Caroline Herschel suffered from typhus, severely stunting her growth, as well as her parents' expectations of what she could grow up to be. Luckily, Caroline's brother William, one of the most renowned astronomers of his time, dec...

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