Vatican Observatory – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 12 May 2016 13:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Vatican Observatory – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 The Nuns Who Helped Map the Night Sky https://www.maproomblog.com/2016/05/the-nuns-who-helped-map-the-night-sky/ Thu, 12 May 2016 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1957 More]]> Catholic News Service: “Of the many momentous or menial tasks women religious perform, one of the better-kept secrets has been the role of four Sisters of the Holy Child Mary who were part of a global effort to make a complete map and catalog of the starry skies. […] Sisters Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri, all born in the late 1800s and from the northern Lombardy region near Milan, helped map and catalog nearly half a million stars for the Vatican’s part in an international survey of the night sky.” [@CUATheoPhilLib]

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