Polish science and technology (1601–1650)

Polish science and technology (1601–1650)

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*Johannes Hevelius - an outstanding astronomer who published the earliest exact maps of the moon and the most complete catalog of his time containing: 1,564 stars. The first to conceive the possibility of a multiple-stage rocket and of rocket batteries.

*Jan Brozek - Contributed to a greater knowledge of Copernicus theories. The most prominent Polish mathematician of the 17th century.

ee also

*Polish science and technology (1951-PRESENT)
*Polish science and technology (1901-1950)
*Polish science and technology (1901-1950)
*Polish science and technology (1851-1900)...
*Polish science and technology (1551-1600)
*Polish science and technology (1501-1550)...


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