Między statusem pomocnicy a figurą samodzielnej badaczki. Obserwacje astronomiczne Marii Margarethy Kirch (1670–1720)

• Authors: Justyna Rogińska

Title variants

EN

Between the status of a helper and the figure of an independent researcher. Astronomical Observations of Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670–1720)

Abstracts

EN

The article presents a biography of Maria Margaretha Kirch née Winckelmann (1670–1720), the wife of astronomer Gottfried Kirch (1639–1710) and the mother of astronomer Christfried Kirch (1694–1740). The analysis of her astronomical observations is aimed at an attempt to understand the position of women in early modern astronomy, situated between the status of an assistant and the figure of an independent researcher.

Keywords

PL

Maria Margaretha Kirch; Gottfried Kirch; Christfried Kirch; astronomia; Królewskie Pruskie Towarzystwo Nauk

EN

Maria Margaretha Kirch; Gottfried Kirch; Christfried Kirch; astronomy; Royal Prussian Society of Sciences

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów
• Journal: Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 195-221

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Justyna Rogińska

• Instytut Historii Nauki im. L. i A. Birkenmajerów PAN

• https://orcid.org/0000000271524851

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

63886253