tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6805855195581004341..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Astronomer Caroline HerschelDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26451399772430154362014-01-12T08:50:42.946-08:002014-01-12T08:50:42.946-08:00Thanks, Victoria. Fascinating info. I didn't k...Thanks, Victoria. Fascinating info. I didn't know there was a William Herschel Museum. I'll have to look it up.<br /><br />Sue, thanks for coming over.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-9788785407064936412014-01-11T14:00:39.828-08:002014-01-11T14:00:39.828-08:00Sorry, I hit "publish" instead of "...Sorry, I hit "publish" instead of "preview." That's a fascinating bit of trivia, Victoria. And I believe she was a soprano, so now whenever I hear the soprano solos in Messiah, I will think of her. I must see if I can chase up that book you mention. And visit that museum next time I visit England. You tend to do the Regency stuff in Bath - I visited the costume museum, which was amazing enough, but a whole place dedicated to the Herschels! Wow!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16820777129886017822014-01-11T13:54:29.993-08:002014-01-11T13:54:29.993-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-10874153640030954072014-01-11T10:17:45.505-08:002014-01-11T10:17:45.505-08:00Lovely piece, Linda. I have Frank Brown's mono...Lovely piece, Linda. I have Frank Brown's monograph ' Caroline Herschel as a musician' beside me as I type. She was evidently one of the principal soloists in a performance of 'Messiah' on 15 April, 1778. Incidentally, the William Herschel Museum - 19 New King Street, Bath - celebrates both the Herschels' many achievements. It's well worth a visit if you happen to be in the area! <br /><br />Sorry if I've commented twice- have just made a fool of myself with google.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217169409142300580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-55064619472515801292014-01-11T09:13:50.724-08:002014-01-11T09:13:50.724-08:00Madame Gilflurt, I agree!Madame Gilflurt, I agree!Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24676307885211343472014-01-11T07:59:21.014-08:002014-01-11T07:59:21.014-08:00A fabulous lady!A fabulous lady!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-42202449310556517522014-01-11T06:25:27.811-08:002014-01-11T06:25:27.811-08:00Hi, Sue. Horse droppings? The things we do for our...Hi, Sue. Horse droppings? The things we do for our work! Thanks for coming over.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16390308216619830742014-01-11T00:33:20.925-08:002014-01-11T00:33:20.925-08:00Sorry, that's "helped" not "hur...Sorry, that's "helped" not "hurled".Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-14945653906755129132014-01-11T00:31:55.354-08:002014-01-11T00:31:55.354-08:00Good on ya, Linda! I wrote about her in my childre...Good on ya, Linda! I wrote about her in my children's non fiction book, Potions To Pulsars: Women doing science and found her fascinating to research. She also hurled to build the telescopes and one of the ingredients used was horse droppings - definitely not something you'd want to handle, but she did, patiently. She was talked into the astronomy - she'd been keen to pursue her career as a singer when William persuaded her to drop it and do astronomy instead. Luckily for us she did!<br /><br />Your novels sound like good fun.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com