JOHN Hevelius, called in the picture Dantiscanus, from his birth-place, was born at Dantzick, Jan. 28, 1611. His parents, who were of rank and fortune, gave him a liberal education; in which he discovered early a propensity to natural philosophy and a...
JOHN Hevelius, called in the picture Dantiscanus, from his birth-place, was born at Dantzick, Jan. 28, 1611. His parents, who were of rank and fortune, gave him a liberal education; in which he discovered early a propensity to natural philosophy and astronomy.