Astronomer, cartographer and naturalist of the New World the life and scholarly achievements of Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) in colonial Dutch Brazil. Volume 2, Transcription and English translation of his astronomical observations.

This volume, Volume 2, is a supplementary text and consists of a text edition of his astronomical legacy, prepared for the printing press in the 1650s, but only now finalized and published. Volume 1 presents Marggrafe's stunning biography. Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) is today hailed as the prin...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [S.l.] : AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRES, 2022.
Series:Studies in the history of knowledge.
Subjects:
Marggraf, Georg, > 1610-1644
Marggraf, Georg, > 1610-1644.
1600-1699
Astronomers > Germany > Biography.
Naturalists > Germany > Biography.
Cartographers > Germany > Biography.
Astronomy > Brazil > History > 17th century.
Astronomy > Early works to 1800.
Biography: general.
Colonialism and imperialism.
HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
Astronomers.
Astronomy.
Cartographers.
Naturalists.
History of science.
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods.
Brazil.
Germany.
Georg Marggrafe, Colonial Dutch Brazil, Early Modern Science, Astronomy, 17th century
Biographies.
Early works.
History.
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