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  • 5 December 2012 at 4:20 pm #573219
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    Posted by Jeremy at 16:20 on 2012 Dec 05

    There is an interesting paper in today’s arXiv summary on "The Comets of Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), Sleuth of the Skies at Slough" by Roberta J. M. Olson and Jay M. Pasachoff:http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.0809you can download the PDF from that page.Go well!Jeremy

    5 December 2012 at 4:36 pm #576151
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    Posted by Roy Hughes at 16:36 on 2012 Dec 05

    Jeremy, Thanks for the pointer. I’m up to page 4 and it looks a good read. I’ll look forward to any comments from those who know more of her history than I do.Roy

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