Isaac Habrecht II
Isaac Habrecht II (1589–1633) was a professor of astronomy and mathematics in Strasbourg. He was also a doctor of medicine and philosophy.
Uranography
Isaac Habrecht II made a celestial globe[1] and a couple of celestial planispheres.[2] He introduced some constellations that were created by a Dutch cartographer, Plancius, and he invented now the obsolete constellation Rhombus. It followed by a French cartographer Royer. Later, it was turned into le Reticule Romboide (now Reticulum) by a French astronomer, de Lacaille.
Family
- Isaac Habrecht I: his father, a horologist.
- Isaac Habrecht III: his nephew, a clockmaker.
See also
Notes
References
- Warner, D. J. (1979). Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500–1800. New York: Alan R. Liss; Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrum. pp. 104–105.
