Caroline Herschel Discovered Comets And Became A Star

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
16/03/2022 3 min Temporada 4 Episodio 733

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Today in 1750, the birthday of an astronomer who definitely made her mark on the sky: Caroline Herschel, the first woman to discover a comet. Plus: residents of Pooler, Georgia, are down one giant mailbox painted to look like a cow, but don't worry, it'll be back. 
Caroline Herschel (NASA)
Eight Women Astronomers You Should Know (JSTOR)
Who moo-ved the giant mailbox? Chatham County landmark disappears, but don't have a cow (WJCL)
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