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Elisabeth Hevelius

Elisabeth Hevelius
Image: Artist: Andreas Stech (1635-1697). Engraver: Isaak Saal. Book author: Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Printer: Simon Reiniger. · Public domain · source

Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius is considered one of the first female astronomers. She contributed to improve and published Prodromus Astronomiae, a comprehensive star catalog by her husband Johannes Hevelius in Danzig.

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  1. Nicolas LemeryNovember 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715
  2. Elena Cornaro PiscopiaJune 5, 1646 – July 26, 1684
  3. Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716
  4. John FlamsteedAugust 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719
  5. Elisabeth Hevelius (this page)January 17, 1647 – December 22, 1693
  6. Giovanni CevaDecember 1647 – May 1734

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