Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born March 16, 1750 in Hanover, Germany. Her father, Isaac Herschel, was a talented army oboist. At the age of ten, she was struck down with typhus, the effect of this often fatal disease was stunted growth; she never grew taller than four feet three inches; and her eyesight was impaired […]
Published on April 28, 2017 17:12