Gottfried and Maria later got married in 1692 and shared many interest. Both really enjoyed astronomy, and together as a team they made ephemerides, observed the night sky, started recording information on weather in 1697, and Maria joined in helping Gottfried in making calendars as well. The Royal Academy of Sciences sold these calendars that both made. During one of Maria's nightly observation she studied and discovered a previously unknown comet on April 21, 1702 (The eclipse of an astronomer; Tail of a comet). But the discovery of the comet was written under her husband's name. Maria still continued to work during these years. She made observations on the Aurora Borealis in 1707, and in 1709 she made a pamphlet on the
Gottfried and Maria later got married in 1692 and shared many interest. Both really enjoyed astronomy, and together as a team they made ephemerides, observed the night sky, started recording information on weather in 1697, and Maria joined in helping Gottfried in making calendars as well. The Royal Academy of Sciences sold these calendars that both made. During one of Maria's nightly observation she studied and discovered a previously unknown comet on April 21, 1702 (The eclipse of an astronomer; Tail of a comet). But the discovery of the comet was written under her husband's name. Maria still continued to work during these years. She made observations on the Aurora Borealis in 1707, and in 1709 she made a pamphlet on the