10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEVELIUS»
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1
The Science of the Stars in Danzig from Rheticus to
Hevelius
Chapter 7 Between Tycho and Hevelius: Andreas Barth's Funeral Sermon
Chapters 5 and 6 showed Hevelius's efforts and struggles in his attempts to bring
fame to his hometown of Danzig. Chapter 7 examines the rhetoric of the sermon
that ...
2
Urania: Or, a Compleat View of the Heavens; Containing the ...
In the Little Bear, Ptolemy observed eight stars, Tycho Brahe reduced the number
to seven, Hevelius increased it to twelve, and Flamstead to four and twenty. To
the Urfa Major, or Great Bear, Ptolemy allowed thirty- five stars, Tycho reduced ...
3
Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology
Hevelius set the bar very high. In effect, he announced that he would be the sole
arbiter on issues of observational accuracy. Hevelius asserted his authority in
other ways. Given his correspondence network and work ethic, no one was better
...
4
Cometography: Volume 1, Ancient-1799: A Catalog of Comets
This comet was discovered by Hevelius (Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland) on 1677
April 27.03. It was then situated in the morning sky. Cloudy skies prevented a
confirmation by Hevelius on April 28, but Roemer (a Danish astronomer at Royal
...
5
Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections
When he returned he had become the most experienced of all his
contemporaries in the novel use of telescopes to measure the positions of stars,
and as such he was a welcome visitor to the doyen of astronomers, Johann
Hevelius of Danzig.
6
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
4th, 1649 ; and in 1652, appeared another epistle on the solar eclipse,
addressed to Gassendi and Bullialdus. About this time, Hevelius made the
important discovery of the moon's libration, of which he gave an account in a
letter to Riccioli, ...
7
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
management of the brewery to free Hevelius's time for participation in civil affairs
and pursuit of his other interests. Having largely ignored astronomy after leaving
Paris, Hevelius visited his former mentor Krüger in 1639, shortly before the latter
...
Thomas Hockey, Katherine Bracher, Marvin Bolt, 2007
8
Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hevelius has quoted Ulugh Beigh's 467, and Tycho's 606, considering them as
the same star, which is not the case. - This appears to be the star observed by
Lalande in the Hist. (1151., page 227, at 10h 43'n 5025. Hevelius considers this
star ...
9
Renaissance and Revolution: Humanists, Scholars, Craftsmen ...
Johannes Hevelius and the visual language of astronomy MARY G. WINKLER
AND ALBERT VAN HELDEN To historians of the seventeenth century, Johannes
Hevelius (1611-1689) (Fig. 6.1) is remembered chiefly for constructing very long
...
Judith Veronica Field, J. V. Field, Frank A. J. L. James, 1997
10
Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography
Hevelius began observing the heavens. He also learned the scientific language
of Latin, became experienced in drawing and copperplate engraving, and
became proficient in making astronomical instruments out of wood and metal. In
1630 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEVELIUS»
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Solved: The Riddle of the Nova of 1670
The position of a nova (marked in red) that appeared in the year 1670 recorded by the astronomer Hevelius and was published by the Royal ... «Military Technologies, Jun 15»
Night Sky: June solstice approaches, ushering in astronomical …
The name of this constellation was created in 1687 by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. In the latter 1600s, astronomers were creating ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, May 15»
German writer Gunter Grass dies at 87: 'To be continued'
When the War broke out the Hevelius Square post office building held out for a time against the SS-Heimwehr, and my uncle was rounded up ... «Scroll.in, Apr 15»
Stars make burping sounds when they are fed, scientists discover by …
Mystery space explosion charted by Hevelius and Cassini in the 17th century finally solved · Nearby dwarf galaxy churning out millions of stars ... «International Business Times UK, Mar 15»
APEX observations shed light on 17th-century star collision
A chart showing the position of the assumed nova (red) that was first observed in 1670 and recorded by the astronomer Hevelius, published by ... «Gizmag, Mar 15»
Mystery space explosion charted by Hevelius and Cassini in the …
Seventeenth century astronomers, including Hevelius and Cassini, observed and documented the appearance of a new star in the sky in 1670. «International Business Times UK, Mar 15»
Mystery space explosion charted by Hevelius and Cassinis in the …
Seventeenth century astronomers, including Hevelius and Cassini, observed and documented the appearance of a new star in the sky in 1670. «International Business Times, India Edition, Mar 15»
Astronomer Discovers New White Dwarf Star & Reminds Everyone …
Both lunar cartographer Hevelius and Giovanni Domenico Cassini, the astronomer after whom the Cassini spacecraft is named, tracked the ... «Bustle, Mar 15»
Take some time out this week to explore some of the cooler places …
... from the First World War (which can be viewed on the library's digital resources page) and Johannes Hevelius's Machina Coelestis (1679). «The University Times, Jan 15»
Hevelius to Distribute Geomag in Canada
Geomagworld SA, of Switzerland, has named Quebec's Hevelius Corp. as the exclusive Canadian distributor of its fabulous Geomag brand of ... «Toys & Games Magazine, Dec 14»
