Stanis?aw Lubieniecki

Stanis?aw Lubieniecki (b. August 23, 1623 in Raków - May 18, 1675, Hamburg) was a Polish astronomer, historian and writer. His last name is sometimes listed as Lubiniezky or Lubyenyetsky.

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August 23 - 1623 - Raków - May 18 - 1675 - Hamburg - Polish - Astronomer - Historian - Writer

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Educated at the Akademia Rakowska in 1646-1650, in France and the Netherlands.

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Akademia Rakowska - 1646 - 1650 - France - Netherlands

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His 1666-68 work Theatrum Cometicum, or "Theatre of Comets", is an illustrated anthology of 415 comets from the biblical epoch of the deluge up until 1665.

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Lubiniezky crater on the Moon was named in his honor.

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Lubiniezky crater - Moon

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