Bath Exhibition Highlights Herschel Siblings' Astronomical Discoveries

Bath show highlights sibling finds – and England’s first paid female astronomer

Exhibition features artworks in townhouse where William and Caroline Herschel worked and lived in late-18th century From the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath, a brother and sister made a series of extraordinary astronomical discoveries in the late-18th century. Now, a new art show in the house where the siblings, William and Caroline Herschel, worked and lived highlights both their pioneering spirit and their domestic arrangements. Continue reading...

By Steven Morris