Maria Medina Coeli
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Maria Medina Coeli was an Italian scientist.
She was the daughter of the physician Sebastian Medina Coeli and Isabella Battistessa. Coeli was educated in medicin by her father and corresponded with the physician Luigi Sacco
. She developed vaccin against small pocks and tested it on herself and her family, and the introduction of vaccination in the Como
area is attributed to her efforts. She also studied natural science. She moved to Como to study, but instead married the clark Bernardino Lena Perpenti in 1788. The many children of her marriage prevented her studies, but she continued in a smaller scale, and invented a method to treat asbest, which made her famous.
She was the daughter of the physician Sebastian Medina Coeli and Isabella Battistessa. Coeli was educated in medicin by her father and corresponded with the physician Luigi Sacco
Luigi Sacco
Luigi Sacco was an Italian general and cryptanalyst.-References:...
. She developed vaccin against small pocks and tested it on herself and her family, and the introduction of vaccination in the Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
area is attributed to her efforts. She also studied natural science. She moved to Como to study, but instead married the clark Bernardino Lena Perpenti in 1788. The many children of her marriage prevented her studies, but she continued in a smaller scale, and invented a method to treat asbest, which made her famous.