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to obtained outlines of the specimens and Margaret dealt particularly with the details. Their portfolio had been intended as a personal record, and despite the lack of floral dissections in the paintings, their accuracy made them valuable. 112 of their flower studies were collected and published as
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As her children grew older and the household had more domestic staff, Margaret spent more time studying. She studied German and algebra, and supported her husband in his work. She also ensured that both her sons and daughters received equally solid educations, although the girls were not able to go
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The Herschel daughters in the 1860s (from left to right): Constance Anne, Caroline Emilia Mary, Margaret Louisa, Isabella Herschel, Francisca ('Fancy'), and Matilda Rose (unknown photographer)
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Winterburn, Emily (2022). "Astronomy, Education From and the Herschel Family: Caroline to Constance". In Jones, Claire Gwen; Martin, Alison E.; Wolf, Alexis (eds.).
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visited Herschel on 3 June 1836. Later on, Darwin would be influenced by Herschel's writings in developing his theory advanced in
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on 3 March 1829 at St. Marlyebone Church in London. Through her husband she met intellectual women like the mathematician
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Herschel and her husband between 1834 and 1838 produced 131 botanical illustrations showing Cape flora. They used a
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage
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Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel (31 March 1830 – 29 January 1909), who married the soldier and politician
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The voyage to Cape Colony was made so that her husband could catalogue the stars,
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Margaret Brodie Stewart was born in 1810. Her father was Alexander Stewart DD, a
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Matilda Rose Herschel (1844–1914), a gifted artist, married William Waterfield (
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on 3 March 1829 in Edinburgh, and they had nine daughters and three sons:
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Flora Herscheliana. Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape, 1834 to 1838
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Lady Margaret Herschel died in 1884. Besides the posthumus publication
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on 15 January 1834 and chose to live at Feldhausen, an old estate in
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Julia Herschel (1842–1933) married on 4 June 1878 to Captain (later
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in the County of Buckingham and she became Lady Margaret Herschel.
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away to school at eleven or attend university like their brothers.
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They returned to England in 1838, where her husband became a
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Margaret Louisa Herschel (1834–1861), an accomplished artist
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Maria Sophia Herschel (1839–1929) married Henry Hardcastle
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to it so that it can be listed with similar articles.
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The Palgrave handbook of women and science since 1660
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Index


Alfred Edward Chalon
John Herschel
née
botanical
Cape Colony
Victorian Britain
Scottish
Presbyterian
Gaelic
John Herschel
Mary Somerville
Maria Edgeworth
Caroline Herschel

William Adolphus Knell
nebulae
southern skies
Portsmouth
Cape Town
Claremont
telescope
Thomas Maclear
Cape of Good Hope

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus
camera lucida
HMS Beagle
Robert FitzRoy
Charles Darwin

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