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Thursday, March 14, 2002

1. What type of object did astronomer Maria Kirch discover in 1702?

2. What type of astronomical calculations made Kirch famous?

3. As a German astronomer, Kirch was eligible for membership in the Berlin Academy. Her husband and son were members, but she never was granted "official" membership. Why?

4. The astronomer Marie Cunitz gained fame in 1648 for translating and correcting tables of planetary motion. Whose work did she translate?

5. Why was this work so significant?

6. Cunitz's birthplace is within the modern borders of what country?

7. What ultimate honor was bestowed upon Cunitz for her astronomical work?

8. Who was astronomer Tycho Brahe's lifelong collaborator?

9. In what other fields was this scientist well known?

10. In what particular area of astronomical work did she excel?

1. A comet.
2. She worked on calendar calculations.
3. Women were not allowed membership in the Berlin Academy during her lifetime.
4. Johannes Kepler.
5. Her translations made Kepler's work accessible to most astronomers.
6. Poland.
7. A crater on Venus was named for her.
8. His sister, Sophia.
9. Horticulture, medicine and history.
10. Mathematical calculations.

Thursday, March 14, 2002