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Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World: The Life and Scholarly Achievements of Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Volume 1: Life, Work and Legacy. (2022)

Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan (Author)
Matsuura, Oscar T. (Author)

Amsterdam University Press
Volume: Volume 1: Life, Work and Legacy
Publication date: 2022
Language: English

URI: https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789463722186/astronomer-cartographer-and-naturalist-of-the-new-world

ISBN: 9789463722186

Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 400

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Biographies Cartography Astronomy Natural history Netherlands, colonies 17th century Brazil Nassau-Siegen, Johan Maurits, Count of Marggrafe, Georg

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. As a result, Marggrafe did not achieve fame in astronomy, but instead became famous for his equally remarkable other achievements. This volume, Volume 1, presents Marggrafe’s stunning biography.

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Review Clifford Cunningham (2023) Review of "Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World: The Life and Scholarly Achievements of Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Volume 1: Life, Work and Legacy.". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 522-524). unapi

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