The Conversation U.S. on Nostr: Know her name: Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) made contributions to #astronomy that ...
Know her name: Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) made contributions to #astronomy that are still important to the field today.
Among her achievements: she was the first woman credited with discovering a comet (she found
8 in all).
“Herschel is just one in a long line of female astronomers who did not receive the credit they were due and whose work was used to justify prizes for male scientists instead.”
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Among her achievements: she was the first woman credited with discovering a comet (she found
8 in all).
“Herschel is just one in a long line of female astronomers who did not receive the credit they were due and whose work was used to justify prizes for male scientists instead.”
https://buff.ly/7WXAzUa
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInStem 🧪 🔭