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Also Known As Maria Margaretha Winckelmann
Born February 25, 1670 • Germany
Died December 29, 1720 (aged 50) • Berlin • Germany
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Edmond Halley
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Maria Mitchell
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Pierre Mechain
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Giovanni Battista Donati
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William Herschel
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