Rosina Maria Zornlin (6 December 1795 – 22 May 1859) was a British author who wrote science popularizations and works on religion.
[1] An amateur astronomer, she published two articles in The Philosophical Magazine on meteor showers in 1839 and 1841 and was interested enough in physics to have a paper read to the British Association for the Advancement of Science entitled On Heat and on the Indestructibility of Elementary Bodies in 1858.
Zornlin also published two non-fiction books on the Bible narrative and an anti-Catholic novel entitled, The Roman Catholic Chapel, or, Lindenhurst Parish in 1837.
Zornlin's earliest scientific books took advantage of astronomical phenomena like the 1835 approach of Halley's Comet and the 1836 solar eclipse visible in England.
[3] One reviewer criticized Zornlin because she "unconsciously takes for granted that the pupil is [already] familiar with the phenomena which she undertakes to explain.
[9] Her style of writing became very popular among many different groups of people, giving them an entertaining way to learn about geology and various other physical sciences.