HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Mrs. Zimmerman
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Maria Cavendish
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Maria Winkelmann
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maria Kirch, original name in full Maria Margaretha Winckelmann, (born Feb. 25, 1670, Panitzsch, near Leipzig, Saxony [Germany]-died Dec. 29, 1720, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]), German astronomer who was the first woman to discover a comet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indeed this is exactly what she did and, when she discovered a comet on 21 April 1702, it was her husband who was credited with the discovery.
Detailed explanation-3: -astronomer Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet, and was so well-recognised at the time that King George III rewarded her with a scientific salary.
Detailed explanation-4: -She wanted to see it too, so Winkelmann Kirch lined up the telescope and prepared herself to stare into the lens at the fluctuating point of light. As she looked, she noticed a fuzzy smudge of light in her peripheral vision. She re-positioned the telescope and looked again. It was a new comet!
Detailed explanation-5: -She made her discoveries during the Scientific Revolution, offering many contributions to the modernization of science at the time. Specifically, she was the first woman to discover a comet. Further, she changed the scientific understanding of the relationship between the Sun and Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter.