Christine Kirch

Christine Kirch (1696-6 May 1782), was a German astronomer.

She was the daughter of the astronomers Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margarethe Kirch and the sister of Christfried Kirch. She and her sister Margaretha Kirch were educated in astronomy from the age of ten and worked as the assistants of their brother. Christine Kirch did the calculations and assisted in the observations for Christfried Kirch. She calculated the almanac and the ephemeris for the Berlin Academy of Sciences until her death.

References

• Marilyn Ogilvie & Joy Harvey: Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science