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Correspondence of Johannes Hevelius and Stanislaw Lubieniecki
Johannes Hevelius, a reputed 17th-century astronomer, and Stanislaw Lubieniecki, a historian and theologian of the Polish Brethren (with rather amateurish astronomical interests), were quite frequent correspondents. The main subject of their letters pertained to cometary observations, especially to those of 1664 and 1665. The two also discussed other cometary phenomena and astronomical issues. In their epistolary exchange, Lubieniecki served as a middleman who, seemingly lacking his own astronomical opinions, shared with Hevelius what he had received from other learned correspondents, and forwarded to them Hevelius's outlook. The number of letters suggests that Hevelius appreciated Lubieniecki's help and service, even if at times he seemed less enthusiastic about the news and revelations he had learned from him. Therefore, Hevelius-Lubieniecki correspondence is a useful source of less known early modern astronomical views and beliefs. This volume is a part of the edition of Johannes Hevelius's correspondence. The collection of letters, whose manuscripts are kept in the Library of the Paris Observatory, has not been published nor thoroughly studied yet.
The Illustrated Account Given by Hevelius in His Machina Celestis of the Method of Mounting His Telescopes and Erecting an Observatory
Hardcover reprint of the original 1882 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Hevelius, Johannes. 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 With Some Remarks By C. Leeson Prince. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Hevelius, Johannes. 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 With Some Remarks By C. Leeson Prince, . Lewes, Sussex :Bprinted At The Sussex Advertiser Office, 1882. Subject: Astronomical Instruments
The Illustrated Account
The Illustrated Account - Given by Hevelius in His Machina Celestis of the Method of Mounting His Telescopes and Erecting an Obsavertory is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Moon & the Western Imagination
The Moon is at once a face with a thousand expressions and the archetypal planet. Throughout history it has been gazed upon by people of every culture in every walk of life. From early perceptions of the Moon as an abode of divine forces, humanity has in turn accepted the mathematized Moon of the Greeks, the naturalistic lunar portrait of Jan van Eyck, and the telescopic view of Galileo. Scott Montgomery has produced a richly detailed analysis of how the Moon has been visualized in Western culture through the ages, revealing the faces it has presented to philosophers, writers, artists, and scientists for nearly three millennia. To do this, he has drawn on a wide array of sources that illustr...
Renaissance and Revolution
A collection of fifteen essays on some of the problems associated with the Scientific Revolution.
Correspondence with Peter Cruger
This volume brings together a study and a critical edition and English translation of correspondence between Johannes Hevelius and his teacher at Gymnasium Academicum in Gdansk, Peter Cruger (1580-1639). This relatively small collection of letters, all of them written during Hevelius's academic trip to Leiden, Paris and London between 1630 and 1632, sheds light on the formation of young astronomer's scholarly workshop and documents the process of shaping of his future scientific interests. A study of this epistolary exchange provides new light on the working methods and development of ideas of Peter Cruger, a relatively understudied figure on the map of the seventeenth-century Republic of Letters, whose activity at Gdansk Gymnasium was crucial for the rise of both, theoretical and practical astronomy in this intellectual centre.
