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Says Jack: "Ever Heard of 'Probably not', will most likely be your answer, yet this book, written as long ago as 1650, was the title of a book from the pen of one of he early pioneering women astronomers - Maria Cunitz's - possibly THE earliest. Her outstanding scientific achievements gained her the description of: ''he who is closest to the muse of Astronomy ". And in honour of her great work Scientific Replicas are offering this
reproduction Renaissance-style
it in honour of her great scientific work, as the 'H45 Urania Propitia-D'. The dial is in the style of compendiums, which is of character the period. Inside the casing, there is a sundial with a folding gnomon and mounted on a compass. Beautifully reproduced in solid brass (where necessary to match the original) it stands at a height of 1.12 inches and has a total width: 3.36 inches. A truly unique collectors item in every sense, and something you will prize for ever. Beautifully made at £74.00 inc. post and packing.
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MEET THE PIONEERING WOMAN
ASTRONOMER Maria Cunitz,
(1610-1664)
Maria Kunicka was born in Silesia, the daughter of the doctor of philosophy and medicine, Henryk Kunic. She was 19 when a famous German mathematician, Elias von Love, came to town. He was interested in this girl who had studied languages, was also interested in astronomy, and had contact with the astronomer from Gdańsk, Heweluisz. After her father's death, he married Maria and they worked together on various projects. The times were not peaceful and they were fortunate to survive ongoing conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. Her Urania Propitia containing numerous astronomical tables, was printed by Johan Seyffert in Byczyn. It had 144 pages and 286 tables. Urania Propitia is the only surviving work of this gifted scientist and it was in several pieces located at different places. Afterwards, she lived with the Piast princes in Brzeg. She died in 1664.
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