
Stanislaus de Lubienietz
'Stanisław Lubieniecki' (, also ''Lubiniezky'' or ''Lubyenyetsky'' ) (b.
August 23,
1623 in
Raków -
May 18,
1675 in
Hamburg) was a
Polish astronomer,
historian and
writer as well as a
Socinian theologist.
From
1646-
1650, he studied at the
Akademia Rakowska, then in
France and the
Netherlands.
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.
Lubiniezky crater on the
Moon was named in his honor.
Works
★ ''Historia Reformationis Polonicae...'' (
1685)
★ ''Theatrum cometicum...'' (
1668)
External links
★
Stanislaus Lubienietzki de Lubienietz (1623-1675) Pools theoloog en sterrenkundige