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Caroline's comets : a true story /

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, stunted from typhus, and used by her parents as a scu...

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Main Author: McCully, Emily Arnold.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, > 1750-1848 > Juvenile literature.
Herschel, William, > 1738-1822 > Juvenile literature.
Women astronomers > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Astronomers > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women scientists > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in science > Juvenile literature.
Comets > Juvenile literature.
Astronomers > Juvenile literature.
Women scientists > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Picture books for children.
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