Hevelii selenographia, finis

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Author
Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687
Date
1647
Abstract
Selenographia contains detailed descriptions with illustrations of the surface of the moon. Hevelius included 40 engravings representing the Moon in different phases. The engraved frontispiece by Jeremias Falck depicts portraits of Alhazen and Galileo. One of the engravings is of Hevelius with one of his telescopes. Many of the names given to lunar features by Hevelius are still in use.
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Page image from bound volume which has the following bibliographic description: [17], 563, 1 unnumbered page, [70] leaves of plates (some folded), 40 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 36 cm
Citation
Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687. "Hevelii selenographia, finis." (1647) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78844.
Keyword
Astronomy--Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Publisher
Rice University
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https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78844
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This material is in the public domain and may be freely used.
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