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Caroline Lucretia Herschel
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Dates of existence
1750- 1848
History
She was the first woman to receive a salary as a scientist. She was the first woman in England to hold a government position. She was the first woman to be awarded a Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1828), and to be named an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society (1835, with Mary Somerville). She was also named an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy (1838). The King of Prussia presented her with a Gold Medal for Science on the occasion of her 96th birthday (1846)
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Frederick William Herschel
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family
Type of relationship
Frederick William Herschel is the sibling of Caroline Lucretia Herschel
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Frederick William Herschel
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associative
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Frederick William Herschel is the business partner of Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Dates of relationship
1800
Description of relationship
They were scientists together
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