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The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos

By Kathryn Hadley | Posted 28th January 2009, 13:13
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Michael D. Lemonick (Norton)


A biography of William Herschel, who accidentally discovered the planet Uranus in 1781, and his sister Caroline with whom he pioneered techniques that are still used by astronomers today.

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