Christine Kirch (1696 in Guben, Holy Roman Empire – 6 May 1782), was a German astronomer.
Reportedly the young Kirch was responsible for taking time of observations by using a pendulum.
[2] Until 1740 Kirch did not receive a salary for her contributions, but benefitted from small donations to her from the Berlin Academy of Sciences.
She took responsibility for calculating the calendar for Silesia, a province Prussia conquered in the early 1740s.
[2] Kirch continued her calendar work for the academy up to her old age and was held in great esteem.