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DescriptionHoughton Typ 620.73.451 - Johannes Hevelius, Machinae coelestis, 1673.jpg
English: Fig. AA from Machinae coelestis, 1673, by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Typ 620.73.451, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
Source
Typ 620.73.451, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Houghton Library
Parent institution
Harvard Library
Location
Cambridge
Coordinates
42° 22′ 23.5″ N, 71° 06′ 57.4″ W
Established
1942
Website
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Authority file
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VIAF: 155530939
ISNI: 0000000121904234
ULAN: 500307208
LCCN: n80097499
NLA: 36125461
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q3719374
Author
Johannes Hevelius
(1611–1687)
Description
-Polish astronomer, entrepreneur, cartographer and brewer
Date of birth/death
28 January 1611
28 January 1687
Location of birth/death
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Work location
Gdańsk
Authority file
: Q57963
VIAF: 73883445
ISNI: 0000000117701928
ULAN: 500060423
LCCN: n80117341
NLA: 36000095
WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q57963
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A 45 m (148 ft) focal length Keplerian astronomical refracting telescope built by Johannes Hevelius
Items portrayed in this file
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telescope
copyright status
public domain
illustrator
Andreas Stech
Jeremias Falck
object has role: engraver
inception
1673
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