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Johannes Hevelius (1611–1687), a famous astronomer from Gdansk, was also a collector and owner of a printing house in the city. He had a rich library collection, which helped him in his scholarly work. Some of his property, including the printing house and a large part of his book collection, was destroyed by the fire that broke out on the night of 26–27 September 1679. The surviving part of Hevelius’...
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