Johannes Hevelius

GPTKB entity

Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Gdansk
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Astronomical_Society_of_Gdansk
gptkbp:born January 28, 1611
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Herder
gptkbp:contributedTo Astronomical instruments
Cataloging stars
Star nomenclature
gptkbp:contribution Telescope_design
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Polish_science
gptkbp:died January 28, 1687
gptkbp:famousFor Observations of comets
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:field Astronomy
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Celestial mechanics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering observational astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johannes Hevelius
gptkbp:influence Modern astronomy
gptkbp:influenced William Herschel
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:influenceOn Astrophysics
gptkbp:inventor Meridian circle
gptkbp:knownFor Lunar cartography
Star catalogues
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Hevelius crater on the Moon
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Polish
gptkbp:notableEvent First detailed maps of the Moon
Publication of 'Machina Coelestis'
gptkbp:notableWork Firmamentum Sobiescianum
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Daniel_Schultz
gptkbp:publishes Selenographia
gptkbp:researchFocus Planetary motion
gptkbp:researchInterest Empirical observation
gptkbp:scenicViews Gdansk Observatory
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_Hevelius