Ян Гевелий

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

польский астроном, конструктор телескопов, градоначальник Гданьска

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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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Person · Open Library

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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5 total works indexed

Article · Русский

Ян или Иоганн Геве́лий (лат. Johannes Hevelius, нем. Johannes Hevel, польск. Jan Heweliusz, 28 января 1611, Гданьск — 28 января 1687, там же) — астроном, конструктор телескопов, градоначальник Гданьска. Ученик немецкого астронома Петера Крюгера. Член Лондонского королевского общества (1664).

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