March 16, 1750 – Birth date of Caroline Lucretia Herschel.

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Caroline Herschel Biography. The first woman to discover a comet, the first woman officially recognized in a scientific position, and the first woman to receive honorary membership into Britain’s prestigious Royal Society, Caroline Herschel made a significant contribution to the field … Continue reading →

March 14, 1835 – Birth date of Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, senator and historian.

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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, (born March 14, 1835, Savigliano, Italy—died July 4, 1910, Milan), Italian astronomer and senator whose reports of groups of straight lines on Mars touched off much controversy on the possible existence of life on that planet.Schiaparelli went … Continue reading →