Caroline Herschel worked alongside her brother William Herschel as his observing and recording assistant, and independently discovered eight comets between 1786 and 1797, including a periodic comet that today carries her name. In 1828 the Royal Astronomical Society awarded her its Gold Medal for a catalogue of star clusters and nebulae she compiled, an honor no other woman received from that society for another one hundred and sixty eight years. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Caroline Lucretia Herschel ( HUR-shəl, HAIR-shəl, German: [kaʁoˈliːnə ˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 16 March 1750-9 January 1848) was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet, which bears her name.
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P20 (place of death): Hanover, Germany
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