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- 4. Believed that this brought stars together and created the universe.
- 6. The ideas and postulates of which influential figure helped the Herschels' research?
- 8. In 1786, Caroline Herschel became the first woman to discover a _____
- 9. They believed the Milky Way was this shape after measuring the number of stars in various places.
- 13. The Herschel ___ is part of the rings of Saturn
- 14. What city were Caroline and William Herschel born in?
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- 1. What career path were the Herschels pursuing before astronomy?
- 2. After gaining an interest in astronomy, William began building his own ______
- 3. The discovery of this planet made William Herschel very famous in the astronomy world
- 5. What disease did Caroline Herschel contract at age 10?
- 7. William Herschel discovered infrared by comparing the what of different colors?
- 10. What type of radiaton did William Herschel discover in his prism experiment?
- 11. Believed the sun was ____ after observing the proper motion of stars and constellations.
- 12. To what UK city did William and Caroline move to after the invasion of Hanover?
