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Christfried Kirch (24 December 1694, Guben – 9 March 1740, Berlin) was a German astronomer and almanac publisher. He was born in Guben, Germany the son...

After his death, his wife continued the almanac calculations. His son Christfried Kirch became director of the Observatory in 1716. When Prussia incorporated...

Margarethe Kirch and the sister of Christfried Kirch. She and her sister Margaretha Kirch were educated in astronomy from the age of ten. As a child Kirch assisted...

Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margarethe Kirch and the sister of Christfried Kirch. She and her sister Christine Kirch were educated in astronomy and worked...

Hungary from her home. She had trained her son Christfried Kirch and daughters Christine Kirch and Margaretha Kirch to act as her assistants in the family's...

1716 Christfried Kirch, the son of Gottfried Kirch, became his successor. He was aided in his work on the calendar by his mother Maria Margarethe Kirch and...

24 Louisa Berkeley, Countess of Berkeley, British noble (d. 1716) Christfried Kirch, German astronomer (d. 1740) January 2 – Henry Booth, 1st Earl of...

24 Louisa Berkeley, Countess of Berkeley, British noble (d. 1716) Christfried Kirch, German astronomer (d. 1740) 1695 January 2 – Sir Robert Cotton, 3rd...

Librarian of the Academy of Sciences. In 1740 after the death of Christfried Kirch he was named as his successor as Director of Berlin Observatory -...

has a rich history. It was founded in 1700 in Berlin-Dahlem by Gottfried Kirch. It had its origin in a patent application by Frederick I of Prussia, who...

June 1774 William Kirby 5 March 1818 19 September 1759 – 4 July 1850 Christfried Kirch 16 December 1742 24 December 1694 – 9 March 1740 John Kirk 9 June...