Caroline's comets, a true story, Emily Arnold McCully
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Caroline's comets, a true story, Emily Arnold McCully
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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individual biography
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illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 6-10
resource.interestGradeLevel
K to grade 3
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Caroline's comets
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
957656340
Responsibility statement
Emily Arnold McCully
Sub title
a true story
Summary
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 scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars, and together they built the greatest telescope of their age, working tirelessly on star charts. Using their telescope, Caroline discovered fourteen nebulae and two galaxies, was the first woman to discover a comet, and became the first woman officially employed as a scientist―by no less than the King of England!
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juvenile
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- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Comets -- Juvenile literature
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822 -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Discoveries in science -- Juvenile literature
- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848 -- Juvenile literature
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- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Comets -- Juvenile literature
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822 -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Discoveries in science -- Juvenile literature
- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848 -- Juvenile literature
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