Let's Fire Up Those Neurons!

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  1. jskls

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    Answer to puzzle # 6240 German-born British astronomer, Caroline Lucretia Herschel from Hanover, Germany.
    Image #1 : Nebulae ( to denote her discovery of Nebulae)
    Image #2 : Comet ( to denote her discovery of Comet)
    Image #3 : star cluster ( to denote her work on Catalogue of Nebulae and stars)
    Image #4 : Telescope given to Caroline by her brother Sir William Herschel who discovered the planet Uranus and a great musician himself.
    Image #5 : Music - to denote Caroline was a musician too
    Image #6 : 50 pounds (her annual pension initially)
    Image #7 : Salary (to indicate first woman to be paid for her contribution in science)
    Image #8 : Royal Astronomical Society
    Image #9 : Gold medal to denote ( Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1828) Prussian Gold Medal for Science (1846) )

    Caroline had a harsh childhood; assisted her mother in the management of the household until 1772, when her brother, William, took her to Bath, Eng., where he had established himself as a teacher of music. Once settled in Bath, Caroline trained and performed successfully as a singer. Both she and William gave their last public musical performance in 1782, when her brother accepted the private office of court astronomer to George III. In addition to keeping house for her brother and grinding and polishing mirrors, she began executing the laborious calculations that were connected with his observations. As her interest grew, she swept the heavens with a small Newtonian reflector and made her own observations and astronomical discoveries.

    She was noted for her contributions to the astronomical researches of her brother, Sir William Herschel; she executed many of the calculations connected with his studies and, on her own, detected by telescope three nebulae in 1783 and eight comets from 1786 to 1797. On Feb. 26, 1783, Caroline discovered an open cluster known today as NGC 2360. Her specialization was in cataloging of nebulae and star clusters. She was the first woman to be paid for her contribution to science (In 1787 the king gave her an annual pension of £50 in her capacity as her brother’s assistant) , to be awarded a Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (In 1828, She was one of the first woman member to be honored by Royal Astronomical society), and to be named an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society (1835, with Mary Somerville). In 1798 she presented to the Royal Society an Index to Flamsteed’s observations, together with a catalog of 560 stars omitted from the British Catalogue and a list of the errata in that publication.
    The King of Prussia presented her with a Gold Medal for Science, on the occasion of her 96th birthday (1846).[2]

    She had many firsts indeed!
    for more information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Herschel
     
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    ________! (blurt mode was on!) :oops:
     
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    When I first searched, music + astronomy led me to David Bowie, the English singer / songwriter / producer & his mega hit single 'Space Oddity'! :)
     
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    That's why the verbal clue and all those comet/nebula etc
     
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    yea yea got there eventually & managed to view the milky way from the comfort of my home! :p I got no telescopes, only binoculars though, still fun! :p

    Btb.... Astronaut Scott Kelly & his ISS crew is back on Earth... Saw the photos? Fascinating! Wish I had become a space scientist too! :p
     
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    It is already 10:30 PM here. I am totally tied up tomorrow. Please don't wait for me. If your puzzle was open tomorrow evening my time, I will try to solve it.

    Viswa
     
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    Actually I googled 'Mod Ji' . There exists people with name 'Mod Ji' in Thailand :)
     
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    All roads lead to the small and most beautiful h____ in the world called [highlight]40 Winks[/highlight]
     
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    Sorry couldn't post the clues earliest, I was held up...

    1) first row - will help you get the keywords.
    2) second row - implying the keywords indirectly.

    3) 'Antiquity Antique' 'A thing' - verbal clues.
     
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    [highlight]Sutton House?[/highlight]
     

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