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Caroline Herschel

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Astronomer
Died
Jan 9, 1848
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
Germany
About
German-British astronomer who contributed to the discovery of several comets including the 35P/Herschel-Rigollet comet, which is named after her. She is known as the first woman to be paid for her work in science.
Family
She was born the eighth child to bandmaster Isaac Herschel and Anna Ilse Moritzen.

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