Maria Cunitz
German astronomer (1610–1664) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia[1][2] (other versions of surname include: Cunicia, Cunitzin,[3] Kunic, Cunitiae, Kunicia, Kunicka;[4] 1610 – 22 August 1664) was an accomplished Silesian astronomer, and the most notable female astronomer of the early modern era. She authored a book Urania propitia, in which she provided new tables, new ephemera, and a simpler working solution to Kepler's second law for determining the position of a planet on its elliptical path. The Cunitz crater on Venus is named after her. The minor planet 12624 Mariacunitia is named in her honour.[5]
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Maria Cunitz | |
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Born | 1610 (1610) |
Died | 22 August, 1664 (aged 53–54) Pitschen, Duchy of Legnica, Holy Roman Empire |
Known for | Urania propitia |
Spouses | David von Gerstmann (m. 1623)Elias von Löwen (m. 1630) |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, mathematics |
Academic advisors | Elias von Löwen |
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