Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel.

8vo. x, 355, [1] pp. Frontispiece portrait of Caroline Herschel at 92 years of age, portrait of Sir William Herschel, plate showing the 40-foot telescope, index; light foxing, offsetting. Rebound in brick-red gilt-stamped cloth, 1950. Ownership signature of Henry C. King, 1932. Very good. Scarce. First edition, British issue. "The only biography of one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of science. Arrived in England from Germany to take over her brother Sir William's household, she spent her time between home duties and sweeping the heavens, which resulted in her discovery of 8 comets between 1786 and 1797, For her Catalogue of Zones of Sir W Herschel's Star Clusters and Nebul she received the Gold Medal of the Astronomical Society." Henry Sotheran, London, 1951, 626. First Edition.

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Publisher: John Murray, 1876.

Year: 1876

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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