- Publisher: Icon
- Year: 2017
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 195x128mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9781785781667
- Product code: 508374
The Comet Sweeper
Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition
Claire Brock New Paperback
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In 18th-century scientific circles, astronomer Caroline Herschel often played second fiddle to her illustrious brother William, yet as this thoughtful biography reveals, her dogged enthusiasm led to discoveries which more than secured her place in the annals of science. Icon Science series.
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Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal.
Soon making scientific discoveries in her own right, she swept to international scientific and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787 - the first woman in Britain to make her living from science.
But, as a woman in a male-dominated world, Herschel's great success was achieved despite constant frustration of her ambitions. Drawing on original sources - including Herschel's diaries and her fiery letters - Claire Brock tells the story of a woman determined to win independence and satisfy her astronomical ambition.
Soon making scientific discoveries in her own right, she swept to international scientific and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787 - the first woman in Britain to make her living from science.
But, as a woman in a male-dominated world, Herschel's great success was achieved despite constant frustration of her ambitions. Drawing on original sources - including Herschel's diaries and her fiery letters - Claire Brock tells the story of a woman determined to win independence and satisfy her astronomical ambition.
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In 18th-century scientific circles, astronomer Caroline Herschel often played second fiddle to her illustrious brother William, yet as this thoughtful biography reveals, her dogged enthusiasm led to discoveries which more than secured her place in the annals of science. Icon Science series.
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