Scientist
Wang Zhenyi was a famous scientist of the Qing dynasty.
She dedicated herself to studying areas such as astronomy, mathematics, geography and medicine. In mathematics Zhenyi was an expert in trigonometry and it was she who rewrote the book "Principle of Calculus" by mathematician Mey Wending in a much simpler language so that it could be easily understood by students. She also worked on simplifying multiplications and divisions to make them much easier.
In astronomy, Wang studied common phenomena. Some well-known articles by the scientist were "On the explanation of lunar eclipses" "The explanation of the Solar eclipse", "About longitude and stars" and "About the procession of the equinoxes".
In addition, he collected data on the weather to try to find solutions to the droughts and floods that his region was suffering.
"Women are made to feel that they are the same as men; aren't you convinced that daughters can be heroic too" -- "When people talk about learning and science, they don't think about women" -- "Women shouldn't just cook and sew, and they shouldn't be bothered to write articles for publication, study history, compose poems or do calligraphy" -- "They are people, who have the same reason for studying".
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