Caroline Herschel
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During the later eighteenth century
perhaps surprised herself by adding to the role of a domestic family woman those of performer and then scientist. Her writings fall into two related groups: singularly self-effacing diaries, letters, and memoirs or family history, and astronomical writings. She continued to write in these genres until decades into the nineteenth century.- BirthName: Carolina Lucretia Herschel Caroline She was christened, in the German language, Carolina—as her brother was christened (Friedrich) Wilhelm—but began to use the form Caroline on coming to England..She did not generally use Lucretia.
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