PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Caroline Herschel was an astronomer from Hanover, Germany.
She was best known for discovering comets. In fact, she was the first female to ever discover a comet.
Ms. Herschel originally worked with her brother, William, who is credited for the discovery of the planet Uranus.
Eventually, he became an emissary of the King. However, not long after, Caroline discovered a comet and was recognized throughout the scientific community. The King appointed Caroline as her brother's assistant. During the span of her career, Caroline Herschel discovered 14 nebulae, 8 comets, and more than 550 stars. Caroline and her brother together identified over 2,500 new nebulae and star clusters.
All of this was made possible by the telescopes Caroline and William designed and built. Caroline was important, not only for the tools she helped develop to enhance the study of space, but because of her own discoveries. Because of her, society knew about comets possibly long before they would have without her help. Ms. Herschel also discovered stars we may not have known about, and ultimately advanced space exploration as a whole.
At the time, there were not many female scientists as there were male, but Ms.Herschel certainly helped to change that. She worked for the king and was a member of both the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Astronomical Society. She was also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work, and also to be awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Emma Schwartzer
Ms. Conlin
03-12-15
I would like to thank Ms. Caroline Herschel for her contributions to astronomy and science as a whole.
References
Redd, Nola. "Caroline Herschel Biography | Space.com." Web. 12 Mar. 2015. .
Nysewander, Melissa. "Caroline Herschel." Caroline Herschel. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. .
