Historedia
Person

Caroline Herschel

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1786

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Caroline Herschel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Caroline Herschel's Comet Discovery

    1786

    Role: German astronomer and discoverer of the comet

    1. 1 August 1786 · Unresolved siteAugust 1786 Comet Discovery

      Caroline Herschel discovered a comet on 1 August 1786 using her brother's telescope while he was away.

  2. Publication of Herschel's Catalogue of Nebulae

    1786

    Role: Assistant and co-astronomer

    1. 1786 · UnspecifiedPublication of First Catalogue

      Herschel published his first major catalogue of nebulae and star clusters in 1786.

Sources

  1. Caroline Herschel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. William Herschel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26