Maria Cunitz
Deceased Person
1610 – 1664
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Who was Maria Cunitz?
Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia was an accomplished German astronomer, and one of the most notable female astronomers of the modern era. She authored a book Urania propitia, in which she provided new tables, new ephemera, and a more elegant solution to Kepler's problem. The Cunitz crater on Venus is named after her. The minor planet 12624 Mariacunitia is named in her honour.
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- Born
- May 29, 1610
Wołów - Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Świdnica
- Died
- Aug 22, 1664
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on July 23, 2013
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