Taschenbuch Verlag. 2006. ISBN 3442365236. Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey. "Hevelius, Elisabetha Koopman". In: Women in Science, The MIT Press, 1986, p. 99 ISBN 0-262-15031-X...
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Bohemian origin. As a young boy, Hevelius was sent to Gądecz (Gondecz) where he studied the Polish language. Hevelius brewed the famous Jopen beer, which...
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The illustration of the Hevelius instrument to the right shows how two persons would use such a sextant: his wife Elisabetha is aligning the instrument...
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common belief. 1690: German-Polish astronomer Elisabetha Koopman Hevelius, widow of Johannes Hevelius, whom she had assisted with his observations (and...
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