Maria Winkelmann Kirch
Maria Winkelmann Kirch was a German astronomer who lived between 1670-1720. She
discovered the comet of 1702. She also published a paper in 1712 on the
conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
Maria worked with her husband, Gottfried Kirch in making calendars and
ephemerides (tables showing positions of the planets, Sun, and Moon).
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