Astronomer, cartographer and naturalist of the New World, Volume 1, Life, work and legacy: the life and scholarly achievements of Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) in Colonial Dutch Brazil

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...

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Beteiligte Personen: Zuidervaart, Huib J. 1951- (VerfasserIn), Matsuura, Oscar T. 1939- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch Karte
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Studies in the history of knowledge
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048556212
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048556212
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048556212
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Translated from the Portuguese. - Previously issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (400 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789048556212
DOI:10.1017/9789048556212