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    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.
    Description
    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
    Citable link to this page
    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78844
    Rights
    This material is in the public domain and may be freely used.
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