Caroline Herschel: Priestess of the New Heavens

Culmination of half a century of research, this book sets out to provide the definitive biography of this enigmatic woman born an Hanoverian scullery maid in 1750 who became the indispensable assistant to her brother William, the first salaried astronomer, discoverer of eight comets, recipient of a gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. A fascinating social and scientific portrait of the times.