Alternative Title
Theory of Comets
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Identifier
20160884
Description
This map discusses the cometary theories of Johannes Kepler, Johannes Kevelius, Pierre Petit, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Edmund Halley, Isaac Newton and Whilliam Whiston. It includes Insets with telescopic views of the Great Orion Nebula (M42) by Christiaan Huygens (1659) and Jean Picard (1673).
Archival Date
1740-1742
Collection Name
Celestial Charts and Maps
Collection Number
2023-19
Language
Latin
Publisher
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Original Format
Map
File Format
jpg
Rights
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License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Accessioned Date
2023
Names
Doppelmayr; Johann Gabriel; 1677-1750; Homann; Johann Baptist; 1663-1724
Subjects
Maps; Astronomy; Comets; Celestial bodies