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Maria Margaretha Kirch

German astronomer
Maria Margaretha Kirch 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. Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1670, Panitzsch, Borsdorf, Germany
Died: December 29, 1720 (age 50 years), Berlin, Germany
Discovered: C/1702 H1
Spouse: Gottfried Kirch (m. 1692–1710)