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Studies in the History of Knowledge |
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Studies in the history of knowledge.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PART V -- PROGYMNASTICA ASTRONOMICA AMERICANA -- TRANSCRIPTION AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MARGGRAFE'S ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE IN COLONIAL DUTCH BRAZIL IN THE YEARS 1638-1643 -- TRANSCRIPTION The Latin text of Marggrafe's astronomical observations in Dutch Brazil -- TRANSLATION: THE ENGLISH TEXT OF MARGGRAFE'S ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS IN DUTCH BRAZIL -- INDEX |
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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 principal author of an influential account of the natural history of Northern Brazil and as compiler of the first accurate map of the area, which is considered as one of the most elegant products of seventeenth-century Dutch cartography. But initial he had the ambition to become known in astronomy. With the support Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, then governor-general of colonial Dutch Brazil, he built in Recife the first European-style astronomical observatory on the South-American continent, where he systematically charted the southern stars. He intended to supplement the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, who charted the Northern sky half a century before. But Marggrafe's untimely death (and the negligence of a Leiden professor) prevented the publication of his valuable observations. As a result, Marggrafe did not achieve fame in astronomy, but instead became famous for his equally remarkable other achievements. |
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English. |
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Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 https://isni.org/isni/0000000066536917
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Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv7b7PJ9JTHcChV4KmVC
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Astronomers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Naturalists -- Germany -- Biography.
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Cartographers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Astronomy -- Brazil -- History -- 17th century.
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Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
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Astronomes -- Allemagne -- Biographies.
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Naturalistes -- Allemagne -- Biographies.
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Cartographes -- Allemagne -- Biographies.
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Astronomie -- Brésil -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
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Astronomie -- Ouvrages avant 1800.
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Biography: general.
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Colonialism and imperialism.
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HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
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Astronomers
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Astronomy
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Cartographers
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Naturalists
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Brazil https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRB9KGtqfkFTFbfB77QY
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Germany https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd
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Colonialism and imperialism.
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History of science.
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Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods.
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1600-1699
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Georg Marggrafe, Colonial Dutch Brazil, Early Modern Science, Astronomy, 17th century |
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Biographies
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Early works
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History
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Print version: 9463722289 9789463722285 (OCoLC)1346349577 |
| ISBN |
9789048556229 (electronic bk.) |
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9048556228 (electronic bk.) |
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9463722289 |
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9789463722285 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9789048556229 doi |
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AU@ 000075637213 |
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