Hevelii selenographia, finis

Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687

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Author

Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687

Date

1647

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: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/78844.

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.

Keyword

Astronomy--Early works to 1800

Publisher

Rice University