Johannes Hevelius

Also known as John Hevel, Johann Hewelke, Johann Hevelius, Jan Hewelke, Hewel Hevelius, Hewelke Johann Hevelius, Jan Hewel, Jan Hevelius

astronomer setting up the cartography of the Moon

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Johannes Hevelius was an astronomer who created detailed maps of the Moon's surface, helping establish the first systematic cartography of our lunar neighbor. His work mattered because it provided a foundation for understanding the Moon's geography and influenced how lunar features would be named and studied for centuries to come.

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Born: 1611
Died: 1687
Works: 34

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Johannis Hevelii Epistola de motu lunae libratorio, in certas tabulas redacto ...
Johannis Hevelii Prodromus cometicus, quo historia, cometae anno 1664 exorti cursum, faciesq́
Johannis Hevelii Descriptio cometae anno aerae Christ. M.DC.LXV. exorti, cum geniunis observationibus, tab nudis, quàm enodatis, mense aprili habitis Gedani
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Lectiones Cutlerianae, or a Collection of Lectures, Physical, Mechanical, Geographical and Astronomical : Made Before the Royal Society on Several Occasions at Gresham Colledge [I. E. College]

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Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1833-05-07
Active to: 1897-04-03

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Johannes Hevelius (in German also known as Hevel; Polish: Jan Heweliusz; (1611-01-28)28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687) was a councillor and chairman of the city council of the Old Town, Gdańsk (in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth). As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography", and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still used by astronomers.

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