Johannes Hevelius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 338 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 28,1611 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Gdansk |
| Poland | |
| Date of died | January 28,1687 |
| Died | Gdansk |
| Poland | |
| Place of burial | St. Catherine's Church, Gdańsk, Poland |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Hevelius |
| Katharine Rebeschke | |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Books | Selenographia, sive Lunae descriptio |
| Machina Coelestis | |
| The Star Atlas | |
| The illustrated account given by Hevelius in his Machina celestis of the method of mounting his telescopes and erecting an observatory: reprinted from an original copy | |
| Correspondence with Peter Cruger | |
| Children | Katarzyna Elżbieta Lange |
| Julianna Renata Hindrickson | |
| Nationality | German |
| Polish | |
| Education | Leiden University |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 651883 |
Johannes Hevelius Life story
Johannes Hevelius was a councillor and mayor of 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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