Today's Google doodle is dedicated to Caroline Herschel, a German astronomer who would have been 266 today Although widely known as the sister of William Herschel who discovered the planet Uranus, Caroline was a significant astronomer in her own right. Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born in Germany on 16 March 1750. One of a large family, she was the eighth child and the fourth daughter. In 1772, she left Germany and came to live in England with her brother William.
Today's Google doodle is dedicated to Caroline Herschel, a German astronomer who would have been 266 today Although widely known as the sister of William Herschel who discovered the planet Uranus, Caroline was a significant astronomer in her own right. Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born in Germany on 16 March 1750. One of a large family, she was the eighth child and the fourth daughter. In 1772, she left Germany and came to live in England with her brother William.
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