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Hardcover Caroline's Comets: A True Story Book

ISBN: 0823436640

ISBN13: 9780823436644

Caroline's Comets: A True Story

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With courage and confidence, Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) becomes the first woman professional scientist and one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived.

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 scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars,...

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