Matt Forrest Esenwine (@mattforrestvw.bsky.social)

Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical spectrophotometry…

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Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical spectrophotometry in his search of the cosmos. You may not, however, have heard of his sister, Caroline, who worked closely with him most of her life. An astronomer in her own right, she not only discovered several comets (including 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, due to return to the Earth in 2092), but was also the first woman scientist to receive a salary! https://mattforrest.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/poetry-friday-celebrating-womens-history-month-with-astronomer-caroline-herschel/