Which Happened First?

Cristina Roccati

Cristina Roccati
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Cristina Roccati was an Italian physicist and poet who earned a degree at the University of Bologna (1751). This was the third academic qualification ever bestowed on a woman by an Italian university.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Henry CavendishOctober 10, 1731 – February 24, 1810
  2. Cristina Roccati (this page)October 25, 1732 – March 16, 1797
  3. Jérôme LalandeJuly 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807
  4. José Celestino Mutis y BosioApril 6, 1732 – September 11, 1808
  5. Nevil MaskelyneOctober 6, 1732 – February 9, 1811
  6. Jean-Charles de BordaMay 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799

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