Human Accomplishment: Johannes Hevelius

a councilor and mayor of Danzig. As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography", and described ten new constellations.

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Born

28 January 1611 Gdańsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Died

28 January 1687 (aged 76), Gdańsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Known for

Lunar topography

Fields

jurisprudence, astronomy, brewing

Alma mater

Leiden University

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Germany

era

1600-1800