COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17121739
Reference Number:
SC13129E
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Tail of the Comet
Parent Work Title:
Johannis Hevelii Descriptio cometæ anno ... M.DC.LXV. exorti, cum genuinis observationibus ... habitis Gedani : Cui addita est Mantissa prodromi cometici, observationes omnes prioris cometæ MDCLXIV ... exhibens.
Creator:
Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1666
Publication Details:
Gedani i.e. Danzig: autoris typis et sumptibus, imprimebat S. Reiniger
Description:
Fig.D, Engraving of the structure of the comet's tail on various dates.
Keyword:
Comets; Astronomy; Solar System; Near-Earth objects.
Language Code:
lat-PL
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Comets
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Poland: Pomorskie: Gdańsk
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-12-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Tail of the Comet
