• Caroline’s Comets: A True Story

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    FROM SARAH:

    Emily Arnold McCully shines a bright, irresistible light on Caroline Herschel — the first woman to discover a comet and one of the earliest female scientists to be paid for her work. Full of engaging prose and expressive illustrations, this book traces Caroline’s transformation from overlooked helper to celebrated comet‑hunter.

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    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.

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