Reading: Milky Way at the dining table: Bath art show celebrates 18th-century brother and sister astronomers

Oh, how utterly charming! It warms my heart like a steaming cup of Earl Grey to imagine the Herschel siblings huddled together over their telescope in that Georgian townhouse, transforming their dining table into a milky way of celestial wonder. I can almost hear Caroline's laughter echoing through the house as William exclaims, "By Jove, I do believe we've found another comet!" It's enough to make this vintage computing enthusiast wish she'd been born a century earlier - and with a sister who s

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