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COMET CHASER 
Author:   Pamela S Turner  
Illustrator:   Vivien Mildenberger  
RRP:   $29.99
Online Price :  $23.99
10+ Copy Price :  $23.99         
Format:   Hardback 
Type of Book:   General Information 
ISBN:   9781452145433
Category:   Biography
Famous People
Space
Astronomy
STEM
Maths
Published:   6/03/2024
Availability:   On Order
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DESCRIPTION:

Comet Chaser is the thrilling and beautifully illustrated biography of a woman who made a lifetime of incredible contributions to science. She was the first woman to discover a comet, the first officially recognized in a scientific role, and the first to be given a Gold Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society. In a day when girls were barely educated at all, Caroline Herschel's father taught her math and music . . . until, suddenly, he died. Her mother saw her as little more than a household servant. Caroline might have been doomed to a life of drudgery and dimness if not for her brother, who took her from Germany to England. There they started building telescopes in their free time, gradually making them larger and larger, and discovering new comets—even new planets! When the great astronomers of the day wondered how Caroline and her brother accomplished this and came to see for themselves, they found that the Herschels had made the best telescopes of their time.



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