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    Image number: RS.9960
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    Johannes Hevelius observing through telescope

    Date
    1647
    Sitter
    Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
    Creator
    Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
    Object type
    Library reference
    44020
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 198mm
    width (print): 176mm
    Subject
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    Description
    Johannes Hevelius making observations with a telescope.

    Figure F from the book Selenographia by Johannes Hevelius (Gdansk, 1647).
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > Germany
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > Poland
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