Caroline Herschel, aged 92. Stipple engraving by Joseph Brown. Caroline Lucretia Herschel (March 16, 1750 - January 9, 1848) was a German astronomer. At the age of ten, Caroline was struck with typhus and suffered vision loss in her left eye as a result of her illness. Her mother felt it was best for her to train to be a house servant rather than becoming educated in accordance with her father's wishes.

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Caroline Herschel, German Astronomer

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