Gottfried Kirch

widely recognized today however many intellectuals of the time did not take her work seriously. The most famous female astronomer in Germany was Maria Winkelman. She received training in astronomy form a self-taught astronomer. When she married Gottfried Kirch, Prussia foremost astronomer she became his assistant and practiced astronomy. She made some original contributions including the discovery of a come. When her husband died she applied for an assistant astronomer at Berlin Academy. She was…

For generations, the sciences in Europe had been very limited and controlled by the Church. However, in the post-Renaissance era of the 17th-18th centuries, the sciences began to flourish in Europe. Many men in the universities of major cities in Europe began conducting experiments and developing theories and and coming up with conclusions. The men had a complete monopoly on scientific discovery during this time period. Eventually women wanted to break into the scientific field as well but were…