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1750 – 1848Caroline Herschel (1750-1848)Died 9 January 1848, aged 97German-born British astronomer who discovered several comets and worked with her brother William Herschel. She was the first woman to be paid for scientific work in Britain. She received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.