For many people, the name Caroline Herschel will be unfamiliar, but she was one of the most significant women on the English scientific scene during the late 18th and early 19th century. Sister of the well known William Herschel (he of the discovery of Uranus and its moons and many other significant scientific discoveries), she first worked as his assistant in his astronimical works, and then went on to become a noted astronomer in her own right. She discovered eight new comets in her lifetime, and was the first woman to be paid for her contribution to science, and was awarded a Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, made an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society, an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy of Science and was presented with a Gold Medal for Science by the King of Prussia on her 96th birthday. This book tells the fascinating story of her life through her letters, and commentary by her nephew's wife. Caroline Herschel was an important woman whose contributions to science should be more widely known. ( Kevin Green)
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Keywords that describe the book: women, 18th Century, astronomy, 19th century, scientists
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I'm not sure what we did exactly to the file names...? Just change them as you see fit, it doesn't matter very much, except that shorter is better.
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OK, here we go Betty. I've put the introduction back as PL OK, and chapter 1, part 1 as Ready for PL, as I was just about to upload it before the crash happened.
I obviously got the timing split a bit wrong in this chapter - 18 mins and 28 mins. Forgot that tiny print takes longer to read than normal sized print!
Missed out one abbreviation as I didn't know what it meant or how it fitted in -- last para -- " &c., &c., Mem:" I just read it as etcetera, etcetera. Tried looking it up in my dictionaries, but couldn't find that construction in either my Oxford or Chambers, or anything online.
Kevin
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. - Terry Pratchett
Thanks Betty. Before I go any further, what do you think of my voice characterization for Caroline? Do you think it works ok? If not, now is a good time to change before I do too much more.
Kevin
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. - Terry Pratchett
Yes, I know what you mean, but I guess that was what you did in those days. I forgot to mention that the 'metal' she refers to casting is in fact the molten glass. It's a name they used in the trade (I used to work in a glass company)
Kevin
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. - Terry Pratchett
Keep doing it that way.