Johannes Hevelius Monument by Jan Szczypka, 2006
ulica Korzenna
Gdańsk, September 2018
“Johannes Hevelius (Polish: Jan Heweliusz; 28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687) was a councillor and mayor of Danzig (Gdańsk), Kingdom of Poland. As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as ‘the founder of lunar topography’, and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still used by astronomers.” (Johannes Hevelius, Wikipedia)
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