Maria Margaretha Kirch | |
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| Born | Maria Margaretha Winkelmann 25 February 1670 Panitzsch near Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony |
| Died | 29 December 1720 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | German |
| Awards | Gold medal of Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin (1709) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics and Astronomy |
Maria Margaretha Kirch (née Winckelmann, in historic sources named Maria Margaretha Kirchin; 25 February 1670 – 29 December 1720) was a German astronomer. She was one of the first famous astronomers of her period due to her writing on the conjunction of the sun with Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter in 1709 and 1712 respectively.[1]