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Who helped William Herschel with his early astronomical research in Bath?
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William Herschel
Sir William Herschel, detail of an oil painting by L. Abbott, 1785; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
While in Bath, William Herschel was assisted in his astronomical research by his brother, Alexander Herschel, and his sister, Caroline Herschel. Caroline, who was his faithful assistant throughout much of his career, aided him by grinding and polishing mirrors and performing the laborious calculations required for his observations.12