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The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition by Claire Brock.New
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- UPC
- 9781840467208
- ISBN
- 9781840467208
- EAN
- 9781840467208
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition
- Item Height
- 195mm
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Topic
- Astronomy
- Item Width
- 145mm
- Item Weight
- 349g
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Such was Caroline Herschel's reputation that a letter in 1790 from the director of the Paris Observatory was simply addressed to 'Mlle Caroline Herschel, Astronome Celebre, Slough.' Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing and establishing a career in England, Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal. Soon she was making scientific discoveries in her own right - including eight comets - and swept to international scientific and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787, becoming the first woman in Britain ever to make her living from science. But, as a woman in the male-dominated world of Enlightenment science, Herschel's great success was achieved despite constant frustration of her ambitions. Assisting her brother had to take priority over her own work, and his marriage separated her from the instruments of her trade, stalling her career. Drawing on original sources - including Herschel's diaries and her fiery letters - Claire Brock tells the story of a woman so determined to win independence and satisfy her ambition that she moved careers and countries chasing success.
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Icon Books Ltd
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9781840467208
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Book Title
The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Astronomy
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
208 Pages
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195mm
Item Width
145mm
Item Weight
349g
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