Maria Mitchell
Occupation
Astronomer, Educator, Librarian
Year born
1818
Research Areas
Comets, Solar Eclipse, Planets, Double Stars, Nebulae
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Credit
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by H. Dassel (1851)
is licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Caroline Herschel
Occupation
Astronomer
Year born
1750
Research Areas
Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters
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Credit
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by RAS/SPL
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Edmond Halley
Occupation
Astronomer, Mathematician
Year born
1656
Research Areas
Comets, Transits, Stars, Maths, Geophysics
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Credit
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by Richard Philips (circa 1722)
is licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Make a Comet on a Stick
Comets are large balls of ice, rock and dust but you can think of them as large dirty snowballs that travel through the Solar System.