Maria Margaretha Kirch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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astronomer
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Place of Birth: Panitzsch, Saxony, Germany
About Maria Margaretha Kirch
- Maria Margaretha Kirch (née Winckelmann, in historic sources named Maria Margaretha Kirchin; 25 February 1670 – 29 December 1720) was a German astronomer, and one of the first famous astronomers of her period due to her writings on the conjunction of the sun with Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter in 1709 and 1712 respectively.
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