STAR WOMEN THREE TRAILBLAZERS WHO TRANSFORMED ASTRONOMY
May 01, 2022
3 minutes
Wang Zhenyi (1768 – 1797)
Astronomer/Writer Who Explained Eclipses
ang Zhenyi was born and grew up in what is now the province of Nanjing, China, at a time girls were prevented from getting a formal education. Her father and grandfather, however, were scholars who encouraged her to read the books in their libraries and educate herself. She devoured works on astronomy, mathematics, geography, medicine, as well as poetry. At 18, she formed friendships with female intellectuals and decided to focus on studying astronomy and
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