Johannes Hevelius

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Johannes Hevelius was a 17th-century Polish astronomer and brewer renowned for his detailed lunar maps, star catalogues, and the introduction of several new constellations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish person
astronomer
brewer
human
birthDate 1611-01-28
birthPlace Gdańsk NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
built private observatory in Gdańsk
catalogued over 1500 stars
correspondedWith Ismael Boulliau NERFINISHED
Pierre Gassendi NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
deathDate 1687-01-28
deathPlace Gdańsk NERFINISHED
discovered several new constellations
employer self-employed
era 17th century
fieldOfWork astronomy
hasAsteroidNamedAfter 5703 Hevelius NERFINISHED
hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Hevelius (crater) NERFINISHED
honouredIn Hevelius Medal NERFINISHED
introducedConstellation Canes Venatici NERFINISHED
Lacerta NERFINISHED
Leo Minor NERFINISHED
Scutum NERFINISHED
Sextans NERFINISHED
Vulpecula NERFINISHED
knownFor Prodromus Astronomiae NERFINISHED
Selenographia NERFINISHED
Uranographia NERFINISHED
detailed lunar maps
introduction of new constellations
star catalogues
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
Polish
memberOf Royal Society
name Jan Heweliusz NERFINISHED
Johannes Hevelius NERFINISHED
notableFor pre-telescopic star positions
precise naked-eye observations
notableWork Firmamentum Sobiescianum NERFINISHED
Prodromus Astronomiae NERFINISHED
Selenographia NERFINISHED
Uranographia NERFINISHED
occupation astronomer
brewer
receivedCommunicationFrom Edmond Halley NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
spouse Elisabeth Hevelius NERFINISHED
studied astronomy
law
studiedAt University of Leiden NERFINISHED
usedInstrument mural quadrant
quadrant
sextant
telescopic sights
workLocation Gdańsk NERFINISHED

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Scutum discoveredBy Johannes Hevelius
Scutum constellation createdBy Johannes Hevelius
subject surface form: Scutum