It is the balance of this horizontal pressure gradient and the acceleration provided by the spinning of the planet that is the dominate force balance in the atmosphere. It is called geostrophic equilibrium or geostrophic balance and it determines the horizontal structure of motion in the atmosphere.
Synopsis. Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born on March 16, 1750, in Hanover, Germany. She moved to England with her brother, Sir William Herschel, in 1772. She studied singing and they performed together until 1782, when her brother became a court astronomer for George III.
Herschel's son John Herschel also became a famous astronomer. One of William's brothers, Alexander Herschel, moved permanently to England, near his sister Caroline and nephew John. Caroline returned to Hanover after the death of her brother. She died on 9 January 1848.