Herschel was born in 1750 in Hanover, Germany. Unlike Agnesi and Bassi, Herschel was born to a working-class family. Herschel's father was a musician who also tended gardens, he encouraged all genders of his children to study mathematics, music and the French language, although her mother saw no need for her to pursue an education, her mother wanted her she was a servant. At the age of 10, Herschel contracted typhus, an infectious disease that permanently stunted his growth. Herschel lived in her parents' home until the age of 22 when she moved with her brother to Bath, England as a housekeeper. His brother, William, was an accomplished musician who also studied mathematics. William also developed telescopes because he had a passion for astronomy; William gave his sister singing lessons and also trained her in mathematics. William had a deep passion for stargazing and at this point in his life he earned a salary that could finance his hobby, and so he could build powerful telescopes. As William became more and more popular for his telescopes, he continued to make them full time. Herschel helped his brother build these telescopes and also developed a passion for stargazing. He began as an apprentice to his brother, but then continued to study the stars on his own as his passion grew. He helped his brother in modern mathematics