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#OTD German astronomer, Caroline Herschel identified a comet and became the first woman to discover one on 1 August 1786. She alerted other astronomers about her discovery, allowing them to study its path.
Caroline Herschel - Infinite WomenCaroline Herschel recorded the observations and did the calculations on the data of her astronomer brother William.www.infinite-women.com