Abstract / Synopsis
The poem brings to life how Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) learned mathematics from her brother William as they began to work as professional astronomers.
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10.5642/jhummath.201302.14
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© Laura Long
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Laura Long, "The Taste of Mathematics: Caroline Herschel at 31," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 3 Issue 2 (July 2013), pages 148-. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201302.14. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol3/iss2/14
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