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The title page of the Urania propitia by Maria Cunitz (1650)

Urania Propitia (lit.'kind/beneficent Urania') is a book of astronomical tables written by Maria Cunitz and published in 1650. As Maria Cunitz was the daughter of both a physician and mathematician, it was her ability to grasp complex mathematics quickly and transcribe her findings as a polyglot that allowed her to do what[specify] few women had done before her.

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Urania Propitia (lit. 'kind/beneficent Urania') is a book of astronomical tables written by Maria Cunitz and published in 1650. As Maria Cunitz was the...

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Maria Cunitz

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in 1635. Ferdinand Verbiest - Astronomy contests Star cartography Urania Propitia Rågstedt, Mikael (2013-06-10). "About the cover: Kepler and the Rudolphine...

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before being arrested. 1650: Silesian astronomer Maria Cunitz published Urania Propitia, a work that both simplified and substantially improved Johannes Kepler's...

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