Correspondance de Johannes Hevelius: Volume 4 The correspondence with Stanisław 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...

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Hauptverfasser: Hevelius, Johannes 1611-1687 (VerfasserIn), Lubieniecki, Stanisław 1623-1675 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jasiński, Maciej 1987- (HerausgeberIn), Grell, Chantal (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Latin
Veröffentlicht: Turnhout Brepols [2021]
Schriftenreihe:De diversis artibus tome 108 (N.S. 71)
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Maciej Jasiński ist der Herausgeber der Briefe
Beschreibung:XVI, 573 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9782503571188