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Johannes and Elizabetha Hevelius

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Early Life of Johannes Hevelius

This chapter explores the formative years of Johannes Hevelius, from his disrupted education in Danzig during the Thirty Years' War to his growing passion for astronomy sparked by a solar eclipse. It highlights his transition from managing a family brewery to becoming a renowned astronomer, culminating in the construction of his observatory and the creation of the influential lunar map, 'Selenographia.'

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