Caroline Herschel vs Mungo Park
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Compare the life timelines of Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) and Mungo Park (1771–1806) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1771 to 1806.
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Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)
- — Born in Hanover, Germany Verified
- — Moved to Bath, England, to join her brother William Verified
- — Career as a soprano in Bath Verified
- — Became William Herschel's astronomical assistant Verified
- — Discovered her first comet Verified
- — Granted a royal salary as assistant astronomer Verified
- — Published her Catalogue of Stars with the Royal Society Verified
- — Returned to Hanover after William's death Verified
- — Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Died in Hanover at the age of 97 Verified
Mungo Park (1771–1806)
- — Born at Foulshiels near Selkirk, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Sailed to Sumatra as assistant surgeon on the Worcester Verified
- — Began his first expedition to West Africa for the African Association Verified
- — Reached the Niger River at Ségou Verified
- — Published Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa Verified
- — Married Allison Anderson and settled as a physician in Peebles Verified
- — Departed on a second, government-sponsored Niger expedition Verified
- — Died at the Bussa rapids on the Niger River Verified