# Caroline Herschel: Discoverer of Comets

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Sheila Kanani
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/caroline-herschel)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this talk Dr Sheila Kanani combines the story of a pioneering woman astronomer, with an account of the science behind comets, asteroids and meteors.

## Lectures

1. [Caroline Herschel: Discoverer of Comets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/caroline-herschel/ba17fd3af497) (YouTube)