Memoir And Correspondence Of Caroline Herschel (1879)

by Mary Cornwallis Herschel

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel is a biographical work written by Mary Cornwallis Herschel in 1879. The book is a detailed account of the life and accomplishments of Caroline Herschel, who was a prominent astronomer and the first woman to discover a comet.The book begins with a brief introduction to Caroline Herschel's childhood in Hanover, Germany, where she was born in 1750. It then goes on to detail her move to England with her brother...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1167008545
• ISBN13: 9781167008542
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"