Hevelius

 [huh-vey-lee-uhs; Ger. hey-vey-lee-oos]  

He·ve·li·us

   [huh-vey-lee-uhs; Ger. hey-vey-lee-oos]
noun
1.
Johannes (Johann Hewel or Hewelke), 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.
2.
a walled plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter.
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Hevelius (German heˈveːliʊs)
 
—n
Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1611--87, German astronomer, who published one of the first detailed maps of the lunar surface

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