Caroline Herschel
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Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which
Caroline Herschel at 78, one year after winning the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1828
Caroline Herschel giving tea to her brother William polishing a telescope mirror, 1896 Lithograph
A telescope that William Herschel made for Caroline 1795
1847 lithograph of Caroline Herschel around 97 years of age
Mary Somerville
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Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Ro
Caroline Herschel
…to be awarded a Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1828), and to be named an honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society (1835, with Mary Somerville). She was named an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy (1838). The King of Prussia presented her with a gold medal for Science on the occasion…
Portrait of Mary Somerville by Thomas Phillips, 1834
Vice-Admiral William Fairfax; Mary's father, painted in 1798
View of the City of Edinburgh by Alexander Nasmyth. Mary spent the winters in Edinburgh and attended Nasmyth's academy.
Commemorative medal of Mary Somerville