HERRINGS, BATTLE OF THE

(Feb. 12, 1429), so called because of Eng. force, under Sir J. Fastolf, carrying provisions to Orleans, defended themselves behind. barrels of herrings, and repulsed a Fr. attack under Comte de Clermont. TIA (1750-1848), the sister of Sir William H., whom she a isted in his astronomical observations, 6. in Hanover, She lived with her brother at Bath from 1772, and acted as his a istant when he was appointed astronomer-royal. Between 1786-97 she discovered eight comets, five undoubtedly unobserved before, ‘and many of the smaller nebulae and star clusters included in her brother’s catalogue were her discoveries. In 1798 she published for the Royal Society, Catalogue of Five Hundred and Sixty-one Stars observed by Flamsteed. In 1828 the Astronomical Society awarded her their gold medal, and elected her an honorary member in 1835. town, Saxony, Germany; Moravian sect Pee colony here, 1722. Pop.