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Wang used a spherical lamp to represent the sun, a mirror to represent the moon and a round table for the Earth. Using this set-up she simulated the lunar eclipse.

In this fact-file find out why we turned Wang into a Superhero

Wang learnt equestrian skills, archery and martial arts. The story goes, that Wang liked to practice martial arts while galloping on horseback.

Full name: Wang Zhenyi
Born: 1768
Died: 1797
Occupation: Mathematician

Born in 1768, Wang was taught to read and write by her father and grandfather.

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Wang was not only a mathematician and astronomer, she was a poet too. By the age of 13 she had written a number of poems. Her grandfather was her first teacher in astronomy and her father taught her medicine, geography, and mathematics. Wang showed how equinoxes move and then how to calculate their movement.

A mathematician is someone who uses their knowledge of mathematics to solve mathematical problems.

Mathematics is concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. Mathematics includes the study of such topics as algebra and geometry.

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Learn what causes a lunar eclipse and how it gains its crimson colouring.

What is an eclipse? Learn more about how solar eclipses happen and the four different types of eclipses.

Video Credit: National Geographic

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Try this simple science investigation to understand how a solar eclipse occurs.

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Wang features in our card game: Black Hole

Wang also appears in Newton's Rainbow, our colouring book

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