Hevelius

American  

[huh-vey-lee-uhs, hey-vey-lee-oos] / həˈveɪ li əs, heɪˈveɪ liˌʊs /

noun

1. Johannes Johann Hewel or Hewelke, 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.

2. a walled plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter.

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Hevelius British  

/ heˈveːliʊs /

noun

1. Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1611–87, German astronomer, who published one of the first detailed maps of the lunar surface

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Example Sentences

The other is a much more detailed illustration published in a 1647 book by Johannes Hevelius.

From Washington Post

The observations made by Hevelius on the variable star named by him “Mira” are included in Annus climactericus.

From Project Gutenberg

Hevelius had his book printed in his own house, at lavish expense, and himself not only designed but engraved many of the plates.

From Project Gutenberg

For an account of the epistolary remains of Hevelius, see C. G. Hecker, Monatl.

From Project Gutenberg

The comet of 1652 was observed for about three weeks only, and Hevelius and Comiers state that it was equal to the moon in apparent size!

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